Wednesday feel good story

Chief Tango sends us our feel good story for today when an Alabama homeowner took up arms against an intruder and the good guy walks away. Too many good quotes in this article to leave much out;

“Your home is your castle, you can only retreat so far as your home,” [Assistant Chief Jamie Smith] said.

“I’m sure at the time he felt he was in danger so he took what action he thought he needed to take at the time to protect himself… You can back away from anything but home is as far backwards as you can go. At what point do you leave your house to let them have it?

“If that’s even a question, and in my mind, it wouldn’t be,” he said.

Investigators said the homeowner fired just one shot with his shotgun, and Smith said he is sure this will be viewed as a victory for people in the pro-gun crowd.

“Things like this probably happen everyday and fortunately it doesn’t happen everyday in our county or neighborhood. I’m a supporter of the second amendment and you do what you’ve got to do and you use what tools are necessary,” Smith said.

From another link;

The unidentified homeowner and another man were in the home Tuesday night checking the property when a third man allegedly broke into the home.

The homeowner shot the intruder once in the abdominal area. The man was later pronounced dead at the scene when medics arrived on scene.

Smith said the homeowner called 911 seeking assistance and waited outside for police to arrive.

Smith said officers found the victim in the home’s basement.

Category: Feel Good Stories, Guns