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Homeowner used own gun to kill Kent (WA) man
Seattle Times ^ | 12-24-07

Posted on 12/24/2007 4:28:49 PM PST by Horatio Gates

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It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun...

I can think of a few good reasons.

1 posted on 12/24/2007 4:28:51 PM PST by Horatio Gates
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To: DaveLoneRanger

Tis the season....Ping a ling a ling a ping ping ping


2 posted on 12/24/2007 4:30:12 PM PST by Horatio Gates (Nerf Gun ferret hunter since 2006)
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So ...they are not the least bit curious about the intruder.No,their main inquiry seems to be why the homeowner was not a dutifully compiant sheep waitng for the butcher’s knife stroke.


3 posted on 12/24/2007 4:31:24 PM PST by gripper ("Does this mean we can hit back ,now?")
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To: Horatio Gates

To the Seattle Times reporter it is unheard of for a homeowner to own a gun.


4 posted on 12/24/2007 4:32:19 PM PST by ArtyFO (I love to smoke cigars when I adjust artillery fire at the moonbat loonery.)
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Why the homeowner had a hand gun?
In case he came home and found someone in his house,duh.


5 posted on 12/24/2007 4:32:24 PM PST by TLEIBY308
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What an awful ending. What with Christmas and all, it will be at least a week before they can get the damage repaired.


6 posted on 12/24/2007 4:32:42 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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That article title is laughable


7 posted on 12/24/2007 4:33:51 PM PST by Horatio Gates (Nerf Gun ferret hunter since 2006)
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It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

How about protection from brutal criminals?

Who writes this crap?

8 posted on 12/24/2007 4:34:49 PM PST by dragnet2
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the article itself boggles the mind.


9 posted on 12/24/2007 4:36:38 PM PST by jdub
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“Homeowner used own gun.....”

Well, whose gun was he supposed to use?


10 posted on 12/24/2007 4:37:07 PM PST by exit82 (How do you handle Hillary? You Huma her.)
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You would think with all the killings of home invaders in the news these days, the message would get through to these idiots.


11 posted on 12/24/2007 4:37:43 PM PST by TOneocon (The reason there is so much poverty is because of the uneven distribution of capitalism...Rush)
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It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

The implicit reference is that the homeowner is the criminal?!?!?!?/sheesh

12 posted on 12/24/2007 4:38:19 PM PST by PROCON (Merry CHRISTmas!!)
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To: TOneocon

Darwin is spraking loudly and clearly...


13 posted on 12/24/2007 4:39:10 PM PST by xcamel (FDT/2008)
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Image hosted by Photobucket.com cause he didn't have a shotgun???
14 posted on 12/24/2007 4:39:11 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist)
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Darwin is spraking loudly and clearly...

No truer words were ever spraked! :)

15 posted on 12/24/2007 4:41:07 PM PST by PROCON (Merry CHRISTmas!!)
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It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

Someone ought to be asking the reporter, who's statement was that? Was it the reporters statement? Did the local law enforcement make that statement to the reporter?

Someone ought to find out who's statement this was.

And yes, it clearly implied the homeowner was in some kind of violation here.

16 posted on 12/24/2007 4:42:38 PM PST by dragnet2
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To: jdub

but it does have a happy ending


17 posted on 12/24/2007 4:43:35 PM PST by Horatio Gates (Nerf Gun ferret hunter since 2006)
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It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

Yo, Seattle Times....here's a hint:

City of Kent, Washington

Crime statistics

The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a common measurement of the Crime Rate. Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States submit monthly statistics on Part 1 crimes to the FBI. This report was designed to gather reliable criminal statistics that law enforcement agencies can use to identify crime trends and develop strategies to address those trends.

Kent Part One Crimes

First Half of Years 2006 and 2007

 

2006

2007

Percent Change

Violent Crime:

 

 

 

Homicide

1

2

100%

Rape

34

38

12%

Robbery

103

103

0%

Aggravated Assault

97

127

31%

Property Crime:

 

 

 

Burglary

577

529

-8%

Theft

1,694

1,414

-17%

Vehicle Theft

726

557

-23%

Arson

23

14

-39%

Total Part One Crimes

3,255

2,784

-14%

http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/police/crimestatistics.asp


18 posted on 12/24/2007 4:43:40 PM PST by Texas Eagle (Could pacifists exist if there weren't people brave enough to go to war for their right to exist?)
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To: Chode

or a machete, for that matter.


19 posted on 12/24/2007 4:44:37 PM PST by xcamel (FDT/2008)
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“Homeowner used own gun.....”

Well, whose gun was he supposed to use? .

Excuse me Mr. Burglar.

Could you just wait right there while I run next door and borrow my neighbor’s shotgun?

Yeh, right there, thanks, thanks a lot.

I' ll be right back.

Honey why don't you get him some coffee while he waits.

20 posted on 12/24/2007 4:44:51 PM PST by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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