That's your opinion. It may be a valid opinion, however, that is not Ohio State Law.
"Sec 2901.05 (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, a person is presumed to have acted in self defense or defense of another when using defensive force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm to another if the person against whom the defensive force is used is in the process of unlawfully and without privilege to do so entering, or has unlawfully and without privilege to do so entered, the residence or vehicle occupied by the person using the defensive force.
he shot through a door- his life was not in danger, people were on the other side of the door
what if they were holding his wife hostage on the other side?
I am NOT nit picking here, I am just not going to jump to a knee-jerk defense of all-thinkgs-gun when I spot something stupid.
This man SHOT THROUGH A DOOR!! First rule of gun safety is know what you are shooting at.
If they were threatening to break in an kill him, it doesn;t say. If they were breaking in violently after him tell them he has agun, it doesn’t say- but it does not sound like it.
It sounds like he spotted them through a window and shot throught the door without warning. If that is true his life was not in danger at that moment
I am sorry if you don’t like my disagreement- i just can;t get past the shooting through a closed door.
Wasn’t there a case just a couple of months ago where a guy knocked on the wrong address and he got shot through the door? (and died) There was clearly no immediate threat to his life and was never going to be- it was an actual case of simple wrong address.
Just because you have a gun does not mean you look for any excuse to shoot it at people.
Your point is a great one. Regardless of where each of us lives, we need to do the research and know our local laws. In the People's Republic of Maryland (where I unfortunately live), the first post would have been right, but as you point out in Ohio the shooter had a legal right to permanently solve the neighborhood's crime problem. Personally, I like the idea of dead criminals, but I like it even more when the shooter knows he won't be going to prison.
Thanks for posting the law. I would have also been on my cell phone to 911 at the time. For my own personal reasons (and a sturdy front door) I would have waited until it became clear they were about to breach the door.
Of course waiting carries the risk of the other guys going around to a side window and/or back door and flanking me.