[Always A Marine]

I agree use of these warrants needs to be very limited. The first reaction of many homeowners on being invaded without warning is to defend oneself.

"No knock" raids have no place in a free society. Every home invasion begins with a kicked-in door and shouts of "Police! Everybody on the ground!" and the homeowner has a split second to guess who is storming his castle. If he defends his family against the police, he will be executed. If he fails to defend his family against the hoodrats, they all may die. Why is this ever necessary?

[an amused spectator]

When I first read about this a couple of days after the murders, I had this to say about the woman, Rhogena Nicholas Tuttle:

Tuttle's wife had spirit.

She went for the shotgun to try to stop the murdering home invaders.

Harden your entrance doors. I'm thinking of a swing-down piece of 3/4" ply when you've locked her down for the night.