In the highly unlikely event that my wife or any of my children invite undesirables into my home my response won't necessarily be violent.
But I do not buy for one instant the legal theory that a homeowner has no ability to decide who is or isn't allowed into his home.
If you are the homeowner and your spouse/child invites someone into your home, I believe you have the right to demand that person leave or be removed. That's a far cry from the right to shoot them, particularly when they are unarmed and previously were invited into the home.
I'm just wondering: to all the good-for-him posters, what the bullet had hit his daughter instead? Or, what if he had intentionally beaten up or shot at the daughter? Would you still be saying, good for him! That'll teach her! After all, she is his daughter, presumably he should have even more rights to act on her behavior, as her father. Doesn't she deserve the same punishment as the boyfriend? It was, after all, consensual sex, and the article seems to suggest that the girl was at least as active in plotting to sneak the guy into the house.
Count me among those disgusted by the responses on this thread.
So, you don't beleive that your wife is a homeowner, too? How very Islamic of you.
And your children above a certain age (depends on state) CAN invite guests in. Or do you think you are allowed to declare open season on their friends and blow them away during, say, monopoly? ("Hi, Jimmy, nice to see Billy. Good game you got going. BLAM! Wow, look at that head shot! Too bad he was an intruder!") Now, you can revoke permission, but you can't say "Get out!," prevent exit, and shoot them. If you do, you will go to jail for a VERY long time.
And in the case of your spouse or a roomate, he/she has as much right to invite people into your house as you do. Again, that is unless you don't think wives have property rights...
Seriously, you aren't arguing this point, are you?!
Actually, if your wife invites someone in and you don't want them there, there's not a damn thing you can (legally) do about it.
AND she doesn't need to be on the deed or lease. If she lives there she can invite anyone she wants in.
Now, the same may or may not apply to a 17 year old daughter, depending on what state you live in.