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In reply to the discussion: Three burglars entered an Oklahoma home. The owners son opened fire with an AR-15, deputies say. [View all]janterry
(4,429 posts)I don't know. If the home were configured in a way that he was above them - or had a somewhat safe vantage point - or was exceptionally experienced.........(he wasn't much older, himself) - maybe he could have issued a command (leave or else)?
I don't mean to second guess it, really. He did what he did to protect himself, with the weapon he had. I don't think he's at fault, the young men who broke in are at fault and he's lucky to be alive.
But I grieve for everyone (the young man will have to live with the memory of that night - forever - and the burden of killing the intruders.)
And the intruders - well, they were bad and might have gone on being bad (if they weren't stopped) - maybe even their whole lives. But I'm still sad that their lives were wasted. It's also a shame.