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

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[QUOTE=OneGuy67;1155291][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).

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.

If he broke a window, or showed intent to enter the domicile after being warned, our Castle laws will protect us. This has been tested, and it stood in court.

As many have said, this guy screwed up, I do feel bad for him, but he was dumb. Metal to meat or don't waste the round.