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A home invasion, not a burglary, when the residence is occupied.
1 posted on 10/17/2013 4:40:59 AM PDT by marktwain
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If you keep a handgun under the pillow, keep it in a holster. This prevents negligent discharges.


2 posted on 10/17/2013 4:41:54 AM PDT by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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This guy is in his 80’s, given his service during Korean War.


3 posted on 10/17/2013 4:56:14 AM PDT by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)
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Green Bay homeowner halts home invasion with handgun...

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5 posted on 10/17/2013 5:00:26 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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A home invasion, not a burglary, when the residence is occupied.

Correct; and a robbery when the occupant is directly confronted. This looks like a home invasion/attempted robbery to me.

Too bad we're not reading about the perp's funeral arrangements.

7 posted on 10/17/2013 5:56:37 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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Sorry, No.

This article is one of a minority I’ve seen written correctly in many months as the so-called journalists seek headlines and misuse the term ‘Home Invasion’.

Home invasion is violent burglary of a knowingly-occupied home with intent to exact violence upon the occupants for completing the burglary. It is a brazen crime against occupants knowing full-well they are there and the assailants are usually prepared to deal with it (armed).

“Awaking to a burglar” is NOT a ‘home invasion’, and neither does it change ‘castle doctrine.

Any State that differentiated between ‘burglary’ and ‘home invasion’ with asinine definitions to prevent homeowners from responding as they see fit rightly deserve to be excoriated.


8 posted on 10/17/2013 6:13:02 AM PDT by logi_cal869
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