We know that the Second Amendment doesn’t exist simply for self-defense but there are too many evil people out there that believe they can do bad things to you without retribution. Being closer to 70 than 60, there are a lot of younger men out there against whom I’d never stand a chance in a physical confrontation. Especially in the dark of night in MY home where and when these folks are not invited. So when I see a story like this, I smile (reformatted, emphasis mine):
Homeowner turns the tables on 2 armed crooks who cops say broke into his residence — shooting one dead and wounding the other
New Castle County police were called to the first block of Clipper Court in Glasgow just before 9 p.m. over reports of a shooting, New WindowDelaware Online reported. Detectives learned that two men — a 25-year-old who will be identified once his family is notified and 20-year-old Nadir Everett — broke into the victim’s house, the outlet said. A third man, 24-year-old Malik Dennison, remained outside the home as the getaway driver in the “targeted” attack, Delaware Online added, citing police. Investigators said one of the suspects knew the victim, WPVI-TV reported. Everett and the 25-year-old male threatened the victim with a gun and “began removing miscellaneous property” from the house, police told the outlet.
Police told Delaware Online that the break-in victim got a gun of his own and shot at Everett and the 25-year-old male.
The 25-year-old male died at the scene, the outlet said, adding that Everett ran from the home after being shot “multiple times,” after which Dennison took him to a hospital. Police arrested Dennison and Everett at the hospital, Delaware Online said.
The homeowner had been shot in the “lower extremity,” the outlet said, adding that police began first aid on the homeowner before paramedics arrived. Police told WPVI he was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
“…Male died at the scene”. It’s clear that right and wrong played no role in the deceased and cronies thought processes. It was all about selfishness: I want something that isn’t mine. However, we are “stronger” and therefore have the right to take what is someone else’s. If the Civilian Disarmament Groupies get their way, that victim could have died. It’s clear, though that the criminals didn’t think that anyone was going to fight back.
I still believe what Heinlein stated holds true: “An armed Society is a polite Society”. It is because the “unpolite” generally do not run into those that would enforce “politeness”, they can get away with their boorish behaviors.
The problem isn’t total disarmament, it’s the threat of being on the receiving end and being “being beaten to the trigger” by those who simply want to be left alone but are forced by evil people like Dennison and Everett to take action.
(H/T: The Blaze)