Drunk Breaks Down Wrong Door
What would have happened if she didn't have the gun? Maybe the intruder would have  just meandered back out the door, recognizing his mistake. Maybe he would have thought that she had broken into his place and got violent with her.
Fortunately we don't have to deal with maybes. And neither did she. The fact that she had a gun does not mean that she would have used it. We have seen the ramifications of laws that are so ambiguous that they are laughable. The self protection we assume is our right, can he manipulated to fit what ever prevalent  political climate.  I would only hope that all of us  will protect ourselves  with a total home safety kit. At least the prevision effect of an alarm system will provide sufficient warning before we take more lethal actions. Those actions would include the use of pepper spray, stun guns, and other weapons of appropriate types.  The use of lethal force to even protect your home is questionable.   If you opt for the use of a gun to protect your rights you will suffer grief and pain. There is NO QUESTION ABOUT IT! Between the wimp justice system and the fee sucking lawyers, you don't have a chance. Look at the Zimmerman case, now there are 4 or 5 of the original witnesses who have reneged on their original testimonies. Either because they are just were non compos mentis or they have been bought off. So please, not for me but for yourself, buy non-lethal weapons to protect yourselves and your lived ones, BUT BUY A FRIGGIN AK47  TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ARMED INVASIONS.
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