now hundreds(thousands?) have not died in vain.

allowing dad to get the "money shot"? In all seriousness, glad this worked out and only the bad guys were killed/injured.

Is there some question about what took place?

If it is ruled the two were engaged in Felony (Kidnapping, Agg Assault, False Imprisonment) and one perpetrator died during the commission the other could be charged with Felony Murder.

I've gotta admit I'm conflicted on that one. If anyone but a co-perpetrator dies during the commission of a forcible felony I have no problem in applying the charge. The co-perpetrator, however, is presumably a willing participant in the crime and should they expire during the incident, I regard it as "the cost of doing business". JMHO, of course.

for murder and that certainly didn't sound right.

I have to admit to being a little conflicted also. The person who wound up dead had to know that his actions carried a risk.

Take away all the guns and it's a moot point.

with knives; bludgeons or using superior size? Wow.

We'll wait here for you.

I suggest you start taking the guns away here in Chicago in Englewood and Chatham.

Do keep us posted on how that 2nd amendment repeal petition drive, you and all your little friends are about to start, is going.

If we can ever ban pesky guns there will never be another violent crime on another person...




ever...

But Don, Shannon says that never happens.


Who are we to believe, a paid former Monsanto employed PR flack or our own lying eyes?

shot, innocent bystanders can get hurt. This time no one else was shot, but one bullet *did* miss the targets and enter a neighbor's home!

http://fox2now.com/2014/06/10/exclusive-father-speaks-about-shooting-man-who-allegedly-put-a-gun-to-his-daughters-head/

The bullets didn’t just hit the two men. Another one went all the way across the street, into the home of Jessica Swartz.

“I was freaked out. For lack of a better word, yeah, scared,” she said. “Just laying in bed watching TV getting ready to go to sleep. Then I hear the gunshots and heard glass break, felt debris, jumped to the other side of my bed and waited for it to stop. Then called 911.”

Just a few cites to cases where a concealed carry holder shot up bystanders?

I hear all the time about how the cops won't know who the bad guy is if everybody has a gun in their hand and how they'll shoot up the neighborhood, but I never seem to see any stories of that actually happening.

Plenty of New York Cops shooting bystanders, but no civilians. With over 10 million concealed carry holders out there there must be dozens of cases ... or maybe not.

Maybe I just missed those stories.

but it was a close thing. I am just pointing out that even when the bad guy does get shot, there is still real risks to innocent bystanders.

I must say, the father has nerves of steel and must be an incredibly good shot to take out two armed suspects without hitting his daughter and without allowing the guy with a gun to her head to get off a shot to kill her. I suspect the bullet the went into the neighbor's house was the one fired by the mother.

To #6’s “Although I am glad it worked out *this* time, even when the bad guys get shot, innocent bystanders can get hurt. This time no one else was shot, but one bullet *did* miss the targets and enter a neighbor's home!”
DonP #10. Inquires; “Can you find any instances where that ever actually happened?”

Just a few cites to cases where a concealed carry holder shot up & killed innocent bystanders.

Detroit man enters guilty plea after accidentally killing woman with bullet meant for carjacker. http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/07/detroit_man_takes_plea_deal_af.html HOUSTON (FOX 26) - Houston Police confirm it was a customer with a concealed handgun license who accidentally shot and killed a store clerk. The CHL holder was trying to protect Tyrza Smith, 26, from armed robbers, but something went terribly wrong and she was killed. http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/18661869/chl

Still, better than we've heard so far.