I got my opportunity to play hero. Not in fantasy, but in real life, the chance to flex my finger with three pounds of pressure and shoot another human being dead in my driveway because he wanted to steal my TV.”
I would never kill anyone over property...life is to be valued more than property. I would NEVER shoot someone in my “driveway” and I don’t think most responsible persons would. However, if I (especially with wife and children present) am inside the home while someone is attempting to enter my home...I must assume they pose a credible treat to my lives of my family. That being the case, I would shoot without hesistation if necessary. IF the person violating my families safety is wounded or killed I would not take any joy in that, would probably be sick, but I would NOT regret it.
Several years ago I made the conscience decision that I would no longer carry a concealed weapon in public unless it was a very high risk situation. I personnally did not want the responsibility that being armed in public carried (it had nothing to do with being liberal and a wuss). However, that was my choice, and NOT one I would EVER want to impose on another....plus the times could cause me to change my mind.
BTW - After reading this weenie’s account, I realized he was blowing bull about having gotten into the gun culture. I have had handgun training by law enforcement professionals back in the late 90s when I needed an armed P.I. license. The reflex actions of loading, etc. are automatic...that is what training and practice does. Recently I got to participate in a “cold” (no prior practice or warning) session on a military M9 simulation pistol range. I hadn’t fired such a firearm is 7 years but the relexes were still there....which I was surprized by. I did better than an actively serving full time police officer from a major city. Training doesn’t ever completly go away. I put down 29 of 30 pop-up targets while having to drop empty clips, insert a new one...release the slide and continue firing....it was shockingly smooth after such a long lapse.
So, he sounds like a plain fool to me...and probably shouldn’t have been handling firearms because he was not properly trained or mentally conditioned to use them.
It’s a made up story. People don’t get a single shell loaded and then start dispersing numerous shells intact on the floor.