[stevie_d_64]

Ahhh, I must have missed that one...Thanks...

But I almost have to play devils advocate here...

If someone were "banging" on my front door...

And I wasn't expecting someone...Or something happening to cause the "banging"...

I would without a doubt be alert, calm and collected, be in a position to answer the "banging", from a safe position, and be able to better determine if its actually a threat...

Being prepared that way (in a fantasy world) would allow me "not" to actually consider shooting through the door...Something I would not consider doing anyway...

Its a difficult call all around...I do not envy anyone that decision...

Of course we do not have all the facts...And probably never will...But this should be tagged as a defensive shooting, and we should all learn from this incident and try to apply what we know about ourselves and what we understand about the law and how it applies to us in our own locale...

Virginia is a great State...I don't recall directly...But its an open carry State isn;t it???

I'll have to check Packing.org now...

See what you did! hehehe

Later,
OSC(SW) Steve

[CPOSharky]

Virginia is an open carry state.

For me to consider shooting through a closed door would have require some extreme circumstances. I would have to be certain that the actor on the other side was intent on serious harm. And that would take more than just banging.

In the Texas case, if the homeowner told the banger to leave, it would be criminal trespass and deadly force could be used. But not in any other state to my knowlege.