Police: 17-year-old shot robbing home with two other men.

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27. A homeowner who may or may not be an asshole shot an intruder who definitely was one

Why is this even worthy of posting here?

This isn't a George Zimmerman stalking incident, it isn't a case of SYG. It's a matter of a homeowner confronted with armed intruders inside his own fucking home who reacted as I'd like to think most people would.

But this thread follows a predictable pattern. Somebody posts a story about a merchant/homeowner shooting somebody who broke into his/her store or home, the usual suspects react with outraged generalizations about firearms ownership and the whole thread degenerates into accusations, finger pointing and name calling. Informed discussion is lost and emotional reactions take over.

I have my own opinions. If somebody broke in here, and I was able to, I'd have no qualms about shooting them. It's a rural area and we keep several loaded firearms in drawers and closets in the house because we can't depend on our sheriff's department for a prompt response.

But that's just my opinion. I don't know whether or not it applies to anybody else so I avoid pointing any fingers.