Home break-ins

[skeeter@ccia.com]

We have had a rash of home break-ins this past summer. 26 from our 3 smaller communities local. 3 homes just over the hill from mine in as many days. All between 9am and 2pm. Local police, DA had meeting on it and to my surprise the DA said if someone breaks in your home while you are in it, don't hesitate to shoot them. Said no charges would be filed. Ha. He failed to mention it would cost you to start to prove justified shooting $50,000. He told about 70 of us at the meeting, we have the right to protect ourselves! Did he mention what I posted in the CC threads on here about the man shooting the guy that opened his car door, jumped in and was beating him with brass knuckles before he got shot? Self defense? Still waiting trial for murder 1 on that one. Anyhow, there are those that think home invasions can't happen to them such as my wife's cousin. Just last wk her and hubby (don't believe in owning firearms) were in bed. Middle night 2 people climbed on porch roof, into bathroom window and were even bold enough to walk into their bedroom while they were sleeping and took her box of jewelry among other items in the house. She did wake and yelled and run them off. Now it is a different story and say they wish they had a gun for protection. Funny how it took them that close to being killed in bed during home invasion to open their eyes as to why others are fighting for the right to own firearms. They even have ADT security but guess takes police so long to get there, crooks in and out before police get there. Also, NOT 1 word of it was in the paper, news or anything..... reason was keep hush because they don't want to cause a panic in the neighborhood.... dahh..?? Maybe protect the crooks one more time?
Few reasons for this post. Info from the Da about shooting to protect while nothing happen to you. Another was anti firearm people now want to get one since they see a need now and reason you own yours.