Exercising the Right
Never Break Into a House With Its Own Gun Range!
WUSA9.com reported on October 12 about a transient man who had apparently broken into a house in Poolesville, Maryland, and had been sleeping in the basement of the house for a while prior to being discovered. The man was later identified by authorities as 34-year-old Harry Trueman, who had a criminal history involving various misdemeanors and a charge for domestic violence.
The house in question was located in a remote area of Montgomery County, Maryland, and contained an indoor shooting range. The house is surrounded by “no trespassing” and “active shooter range” signs posted on a nearby fence, so it’s not as if the intruder didn’t know what he was getting himself into.
The homeowner had returned after the intruder had left, and realized that his house had been broken into. The homeowner then heard the suspect return to the house and force his way in. The homeowner quickly called 911 to report the break-in, but was startled by the trespasser and shot him with a shotgun. The sounds of the shooting were captured on the 911 call. The homeowner acted very responsibly after the shooting by continuing to talk with the 911 dispatcher and following law-enforcement direction to leave his shotgun near his vehicle and stand at the end of the driveway with his hands up for arriving officers.
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