Posted on 03/14/2013 4:55:41 AM PDT by BO Stinkss
An Alabama homeowner shot and killed a suspected burglar while defending his property on Tuesday night. It is merely the latest instance of a gun owner using a firearm to combat a criminal, which TheBlaze has reported on extensively.
The gun owner dropped the home intruder with just one shot from his shotgun, according to police. Investigators do not expect any charges to be filed against the homeowner as it appears to be a clear-cut case of self-defense.
Police responded to a call about a gunshot victim in Albertville, Ala. just before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Assistant Police Chief Jamie Smith told WHNT-TV that the homeowner made the 911 call to report the shooting.
“We are in the early stages of the investigation, but right now we’re treating it as a burglary and the homeowner defending his property,” Smith said, adding that “Your home is your castle, you can only retreat so far as your home.”
He continued: “I’m sure at the time he felt he was in danger so he took what action he thought he needed to take at the time to protect himself… You can back away from anything but home is as far backwards as you can go. At what point do you leave your house to let them have it?”
“If that’s even a question,” Smith added, “and in my mind, it wouldn’t be.”
The assistant police chief went on to say he is a “supporter of the Second Amendment” and defended residents’ right to “do what you’ve got to do and…use what tools are necessary.”
Due to protocol, the case will still be presented to the Grand Jury but police don’t expect and indictment.
“Police have not released the intruder’s identity as they are working to locate and inform his family, but Smith said police are familiar with the burglar from previous investigations,” WHNT-TV reports.
VP Biden could not be reached for comment
ANyone walking into this Alabama home will be in for a lot of Nasty surprises. If the Boxer doesn’t tear the intruder to shreds and if ‘Momma’ ain’t dropped him with one of several choices — then he will still have to come through Moi, and I can assure you that ain’t never happening.
Who the hell breaks into a home in Alabama during prime time (9:00) expecting to meet unarmed, compliant victims? I guess it’s true that there is no entrance exam to a life of crime.
Police have not released the intruder’s identity as they are working to locate and inform his family”
I’m sure the family will go on tv in tears saying he was turning his lfe around and why did the home owner have to shoot him.
Don’t bring a crow bar or screw driver to a gun fight.
I'm sure the homeowner went out on the balcony and shot up in the air twice, as instructed. The intruder was probably floating up over the balcony and it was a freak accident. /s
What is really nice is to hear the police say things like:
I’m sure at the time he felt he was in danger so he took what action he thought he needed to take at the time to protect himself...
Which sounds like there won't be any problems for the homeowner - other than cleaning up.
In the heat of the moment, the homeowner must have forgotten bidens clear definite instruction to fire into the air...twice. Oh well!
When finally reached, he said the case is proof that people don't need anything more than a single shot shotgun. /sarc
Good.
Most cops agree with us. It’s the corrupt town administrations that desperately want to seize legal guns from non-violent citizens so that the criminals (downtrodden underclass victims oppressed etc) can waltz right in and take what is ‘rightfully’ theirs.
Oh he fired into he air alright, he just fired horizontally not vertically...................just using a little liberal word parsing.
Albertville has a large community of migrant farm workers(read-illeagle aliens). I suspect this is why they are still “working to locate and inform his family”.
Haha, that’ll work!
That will be a job for Serve-Pro.
12 Gauge - it’s the “other” Double Tap
Future crime prevention...
I have an 85 lb. Lab/Pit cross and a 109 lb. Great Dane as my first defenders. After meeting those two the subhuman has me with a Beretta Model 96 with hollow points. Home invasions here in semi-rural East Tennessee can be bad for the invaders’ health.
Yup,”Like it never ever happened”!
>> I have an 85 lb. Lab/Pit
Gotta make the best of that one Frisbee throw.
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