Some dude in my area took a shotgun to kids toilet papering his house. The kid’s alive and well, probably got peppered by bird shot. Charges have been filed against him.
Sounds good to me.
According to the article the prosecutor states that he believed they were trying to break into his garage. A detached garage 50 yards away from the house. He fired a shot into the air, the kids scurried to the car, he fires at the car as they’re getting in, peppering the passenger’s side and injuring one kid, then blows out their back window as they leave.
Yeah, this dude doesn’t have a legal leg to stand on.
They weren’t in his home, they weren’t breaking in, and they were in retreat when he fired upon them. Kudos to the local news (WoodTV 8) for brining up Michigan’s rather unique “fleeing felon” stance and pointing out how that doesn’t apply here.
If you’re going to keep a firearm handy for home defense you should maybe spend, oh, I dunno, perhaps an hour every year researching when you’re allowed to use deadly force. It’ll save you some legal costs in the long run.
