Springville homeowner shoots, kills intruder
Burglar fixed snack before waking and threatening couple
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Re: Mendel 10:09 a.m. March 1, 2012
"what if no one had a gun for the intruder to steal?"
According to the news story the intruder demanded that they take him to an ATM for cash. He claimed that he already had a firearm and More..
This is exactly what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they gave us the 2nd Amendment right to own and bear firearms. The home owner showed extreme self control in only shooting the intruder once.
Mendel:
"He entered the house where the shooting occurred through a sliding back door. The door was locked with a child lock, but the man apparently disabled it by pulling hard on the door."
It obviously wasn't the best lock More..