Exercising the Right
Hip Shot
WDMT.com reported out of Dover, Delaware, on May 7 about a burglar who didn’t get very far in an attempted break-in. Dover police say that a homeowner was awakened by the sounds of someone pounding on his back door. He grabbed his loaded firearm and went to investigate, only to discover a man forcefully kicking in his front door. The resident fired twice at the intruder and hit him in the hip. The injured suspect collapsed outside the home and was taken to a nearby medical facility for treatment. Police say the burglar is now facing charges of second degree burglary and criminal mischief.
Shirtless Invader
The Seattle Times reported on May 5 about a father who defended his family from a deranged attacker. Sergeant Jason Houck of the King County Sheriff’s Office told the Seattle Times that a 19-year-old woman called 911 to report someone breaking in to her family’s house. The suspect was clearly out of his mind. The young woman would later tell police that the man was not wearing a shirt and was yelling obscenities. The young woman and her 11-year-old sister locked themselves in a back room of the house with their parents. The lunatic kept up his attack and eventually broke through the front window and screen door by throwing lawn furniture, and gained entrance to the house. The father, fearing for the safety of his wife and children, grabbed his firearm and went to confront the attacker. Deputies arrived on the scene, and as they were approaching the house, they heard two gunshots. The father had fired at the demented intruder. One of the shots hit the suspect in the leg. The police soon took control of the situation and applied a tourniquet to the injured man’s leg. The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was charged upon his release. Sergeant Houck said the father most likely will not be charged in the shooting.
King5.com reported out of western Washington about this home invasion, citing it as one of the recent events that caused an uptick in gun sales, owing to concerns from people about protecting their families from criminals. Chad Curtis, the manager at Wade’s Eastside Guns, told King5.com that “it’s a reminder to us all that it can happen, it can happen anywhere, it can happen to anybody.”
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