Quote Originally Posted by Greddypacked
He was wrong to shoot the robbers w/ a shotgun. A shotgun is not the best weapon to hold in your house for defensive reasons. If he had a regular handgun and shot them in the legs it would have been alright case. The robbers got wounded in the legs and arrested. He purposley shot them w/ a shotgun (shotgun is pretty much death when close range). He should not be allowed to carry a shotgun anymore and serve a lil time. I mean come on, if i witnessed that w/ a shotgun i would probably shoot up straight in the air and say freeze. Dont move or i will shoot. If they see a shotgun they will stop. This is why we have police, some civilians get scared and panick during these circumstances and do something they shouldnt. I understand if it was his house and they had a gun on them, but they had crowbars.
No way dude, a shot gun is practically the American staple mark of the "right to bear arms" and home protection. For that very reason. It's good at short ranges, because it's designed that way. That's why people typically use buck shot, so your bullets don't go flying through your neighbors wall, and kill his sleeping daughter while shes in her crib.