Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumPolice make arrest after fatal shooting in Milan
there is a difference between defending your home and vigilantism justice. People need to be trained in the laws of gun ownership.
http://annarbor.com/news/crime/police-make-arrest-after-fatal-shooting-in-milan/?cmpid=mlive
A victim of a home invasion in Milan is in custody, suspected of following one of the intruders and fatally shooting him late Thursday, police said.
Two men broke into a home on Anderson Street shortly before midnight while two women and a man were inside, Nieman said.
After the intruders stole property, one person inside the home followed the men along a path that connects the neighborhoods and opened fire, he said.
The victim was found dead on O'Brian Drive in the nearby Scottsdale Estates subdivision lying behind a car. The other man involved in the home invasion left the area.
shadowrider
(4,941 posts)For once I agree with you.
Johnny Rico
(1,438 posts)At least in the 9th circle, as we can see:
But I agree.
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)Based on the information presented, this was not a justifiable shooting.
BiggJawn
(23,051 posts)Call the cops and hope they take it from there.
Now, if the bad guy comes BACK...
pipoman
(16,038 posts)he should be answering for this. The silver lining is that no innocent people were injured
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Jeez folks, if you have to pass a law to keep gun owners from following someone into an alley and shooting them in the back -- maybe we ought to rethink gun ownership, and carrying in public.
Johnny Rico
(1,438 posts)it would seem we already do.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Doesn't take a law specifically laying it out for most people. Of course the NRA and gun culture might push for a law that covers them if they strap on a gun and follow a burglar into alleys to shoot them.
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)they strap on a couple of guns and prance behind a burglar into alleys?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)one-eyed fat man
(3,201 posts)The homeowner may or may not have had legal justification to shoot the thieving bastard, but in the long run the thief got what he came looking for when he kicked the door in.
It's called retribution.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)one-eyed fat man
(3,201 posts)It's not hard, except for people who think stealing is acceptable.
Johnny Rico
(1,438 posts)Let us know if and when they do so. Until then, though...
CokeMachine
(1,018 posts)I thought I just read an OP that stated the NRA was a paper tiger and could be dismissed as having any power. Did I read it wrong or misunderstand??
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)The NRA is run by -- and the membership is heavily weighted toward -- right wingers (many bigots). They use their money for right wing causes and to help gun manufacturers and marketers appeal to folks who can't venture out without a gun or two strapped to their bodies. The are polluting society with guns, just like other polluters.
CokeMachine
(1,018 posts)Try this out: http://www.democraticunderground.com/117215392 to see what I was referring to. I do not support the NRA or the NRA-ILA. I was hesitant to reply to your post just knowing I would receive the same response you always use. Nothing original, nothing new to learn -- Thank You!! I've been lurking here for many years and come here to learn and keep up with progressive ideals. My handle a few years back was IdahoBakedPotatoe -- never posted but did donate.
By the way, I live in N. California so I don't strap anything on when I leave the house -- except for my computer bag or if I'm off to play ball maybe a cup.
Take Care
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Do you even read anything before replying? No need to answer. From my breif encounter with you I can tell you don't. Thanks for sharing -- Ive learned so much from you . Be cool, enjoy life and keep contributing what you do. All it does is help the pro RKBA side when you greet a new poster with nothing but snark. If you come up with something cogent to say I'll consider it and respond but until then I'll read your posts and just ... not sure what I'll actually do.
Cheers
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)shadowrider
(4,941 posts)That's stretching facts to meet your objective.
PavePusher
(15,374 posts)I can offer a hypothetical scenario: Resident follows criminals, confronts them, tries to physically retrieve her/his property, criminals present a deadly threat to try to keep property, resident defends himself with lethal force. All legal actions on the part of the resident.
I'll wait for more info before picking sides here. But it certainly goes to show that theivery of any kind is not a safe career path.