Not far from my home a woman calls the police and said her husband chased a male that tried to break into their home. The police arrive and find the alleged thief down the street. He's a 14 year old boy.
His story is that he missed his bus and decides he'll walk, but gets lost. He stops at a home and rings the doorbell to ask for directions. A woman meets him at the door with a gun asking why he’s trying to rob her. Her husband grabs the gun, the boy runs, and he chases him and shoots.
The couple’s problem is that their doorbell triggers video and it supports the boy's account. Now the husband is facing assault with intent to murder, among other charges.
This is not the first time this has happened in this area. My wife asked what kind of a fearful, hate-filled world people have to be living in to attempt to murder a child like that. I don't know, but does anyone really see this happening if these people don't have a firearm? How do guns change the person that wields them? How would you feel differently if you had a gun or if you didn't have one?
His story is that he missed his bus and decides he'll walk, but gets lost. He stops at a home and rings the doorbell to ask for directions. A woman meets him at the door with a gun asking why he’s trying to rob her. Her husband grabs the gun, the boy runs, and he chases him and shoots.
The couple’s problem is that their doorbell triggers video and it supports the boy's account. Now the husband is facing assault with intent to murder, among other charges.
This is not the first time this has happened in this area. My wife asked what kind of a fearful, hate-filled world people have to be living in to attempt to murder a child like that. I don't know, but does anyone really see this happening if these people don't have a firearm? How do guns change the person that wields them? How would you feel differently if you had a gun or if you didn't have one?
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