No doubt he overreacted. But the kids did too.
What’s the law to do?
Fact is, though, that a 50 year old man, who is confronted by a group of young men in their prime, certainly has a right to bring a weapon into the picture. The great equalizer.
Funny. He could have called 911 and the cops might show up - after fifteen minutes or so.
Had he warned the punks to back off and fired a warning shot into the air, the cops would have been there in 30 seconds flat!
Yes indeed. And this is true everywhere.
On the basis of a telephone threat? Or was it a warning? The one might get you a detective in the morning. The other probably would get you a squad car..sometime.
But the call should have been made anyway. Mr. Horn in Texas was *on the phone* with the 911 dispatcher, until he stepped out of his house, was confronted with the burglars in his yard, and shot the buggers. He even charged his shotgun while still on the phone.