VETERAN’S AR-15 CONFISCATED BY POLICE- And he's facing criminal charges!

[DavieD55]

Warning shot was a bad idea, but it did stop the crime without loss of life. Unfortunately I can believe the cops made the decision they did. Very rare nowadays to find someone who knows the difference between "ordnance" and "justice".

Dont do any burglers any favors i guess.

[tmleadr03]

Let me jump on this bandwagon.

Warning shot?

[BushMasterBoy]

We could do some "internet activism" and bombard the police with emails of our concerns. http://www.ci.medford.or.us/sectioni...sp?sectionid=7

[OneGuy67]

[QUOTE=Sawin;1155169]Without knowing the details of the encounter, it's hard to really comment... despite the perp actually being a felon, he hadn't yet broken in to the house so firing even the first shot was probably premature (at face value of the article). [QUOTE]

I agree. I watched the TV news video and they showed the area in which the encounter occurred to include the door he was alleging to try to gain entry into. No damage to the door at all. So, it wasn't like the suspect was putting a shoulder into the door and was physically breaking into the apartment. If he was jiggling the door knob and looking through the window, does that warrant a round being fired? Additionally, since we are dealing with another state, I am up on their defense of home laws. If it would have happened here and the suspect did not gain entry, our "Make My Day" statute would not apply and there could be a chargeable offense.

[Rabid]

I would much rather shoot the ground then make a mess of my house, having to stay in a hotel while my house is a crime scene, avoid defending my self against homicide charges and avoid being sued if intruder some how lives. Even in a make my day state it is not cut and dry if you shoot somebody.

[buckshotbarlow]

never ever listen to smoking joe biden. Wait till the bad guy gets actually in the house, while your on the phone with 911. It'll be a lot less painful for you...

[MarkCO]

"I was acting on the advice of attorney Joe Biden" might have been an answer...just sayin'. Maybe Uncle Joe will represent him Pro Bono.

[davsel]

I encountered the same type of burglary situation years ago while stationed in San Antonio. I was home for lunch, two guys came to the front door and I watched them through the peep hole. They started around the side of the apartment, so I grabbed my shotgun from the bedroom. I came into the living room and they were already at the back sliding glass door. One was trying to open it, and the other was peering in at my stuff. I aimed the shotgun at them and they bolted over the fence.

I remember thinking at the time about firing a shot over their head, through the door because I was pissed. I remember trying to get the door unlocked and open in order to fire a shot into the air because I was pissed and did not want to ruin my door. In the end, the cops caught them, I ID'd them, and they got busted for trespassing.

The cop that showed up at my apartment advised me that I should have waited around the corner in the hallway, allowed them to break in, and shot them in the living room.

I sometimes miss Texas.

[Ridge]

Firing warning shots in a densely populated area is a sure way to get someone killed unintentionally.

[Colorado_Outback]

If I ever have to pull the trigger, I will not say a word without an attorney - too difficult to keep up with legal nuances, too easy to get into a world of trouble.

THIS.

The cop that showed up at my apartment advised me that I should have waited around the corner in the hallway, allowed them to break in, and shot them in the living room.

And this.