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[h=1]At Wanted Felon Trying To Break Into His Home[/h]
[h=2]…[/h] He actually fired it into the ground, and he was still arrested for illegally discharging a weapon.
The incident occurred around 11:30 PM. 40-year-old wanted felon, Johnathon Kinsella attempted to break into Mr. Thompson’s home. Mr. Thompson says that he heard a noise at his back door that sounded like someone trying to break in. 911 was called, and Mr. Thompson yelled out a warning that he was armed and was going to fire only ONE warning shot. He then fired his weapon. The would be burglar took off, but was apprehended. He was unharmed, but arrested on outstanding warrants for assault and burglary. Later the police decided that Mr. Thompson should be charged. Unbelievably, Mr. Thompson was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and reckless endangering. His weapon was confiscated, because after all, it was used in the commission of a crime.
The police stated that what Kinsella was doing was not aggressive enough to warrant discharging his firearm. I guess attempted home invasion isn’t considered aggressive in Oregon. Thompson though he feels the decision was wrong has been very polite about the whole thing. “I can see where they’re coming from, with those kinds of ordinances and stuff. I understand yes, I did discharge my weapon but I was careful not to fire it at any body’s residence. It was at the ground specifically,”
Well, let me be the first to say, I think that Corey Thompson, is being far too polite. What he did was justifiable in my book. Do you have to wait until they are actually in your home to fire a warning shot at the ground? Do the police just want people to be killed? Once they are in your home, you have no choice but to use deadly force. Mr. Thompson did the kindest thing possible. I mean if it had been up to Shotgun Joe Biden, Corey Thompson should’ve just shot through the door and killed the intruder. What exactly is not aggressive about a wanted felon trying to break into your home? How much leeway should a person grant? I think he was within his rights to defend his home from criminal intrusion.
This is exactly the kind of nonsense that gun owners rightly fear. The unlawful seizure of a veterans weapon for discharging a warning shot at a felon who was breaking into his home is completely unjustified. In my opinion these crazies will be empowered to keep burglarizing people’s homes. If the police are going to protect the felon from law-abiding citizens by filing charges, and illegal confiscation from weapons, what will stop the police? The average 911 responder time nationwide is a little over 3 minutes. A lot can happen in 3 minutes. It may not sound like a lot, but a home intruder can kill you or take you hostage in less than a minute. Why shouldn’t we as citizens be allowed to defend our homes? It seems like gun owners fears are well founded. Stop prosecuting people for defending their homes and take care of the REAL criminals out there.
[h=2]…[/h] He actually fired it into the ground, and he was still arrested for illegally discharging a weapon.
The incident occurred around 11:30 PM. 40-year-old wanted felon, Johnathon Kinsella attempted to break into Mr. Thompson’s home. Mr. Thompson says that he heard a noise at his back door that sounded like someone trying to break in. 911 was called, and Mr. Thompson yelled out a warning that he was armed and was going to fire only ONE warning shot. He then fired his weapon. The would be burglar took off, but was apprehended. He was unharmed, but arrested on outstanding warrants for assault and burglary. Later the police decided that Mr. Thompson should be charged. Unbelievably, Mr. Thompson was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and reckless endangering. His weapon was confiscated, because after all, it was used in the commission of a crime.
The police stated that what Kinsella was doing was not aggressive enough to warrant discharging his firearm. I guess attempted home invasion isn’t considered aggressive in Oregon. Thompson though he feels the decision was wrong has been very polite about the whole thing. “I can see where they’re coming from, with those kinds of ordinances and stuff. I understand yes, I did discharge my weapon but I was careful not to fire it at any body’s residence. It was at the ground specifically,”
Well, let me be the first to say, I think that Corey Thompson, is being far too polite. What he did was justifiable in my book. Do you have to wait until they are actually in your home to fire a warning shot at the ground? Do the police just want people to be killed? Once they are in your home, you have no choice but to use deadly force. Mr. Thompson did the kindest thing possible. I mean if it had been up to Shotgun Joe Biden, Corey Thompson should’ve just shot through the door and killed the intruder. What exactly is not aggressive about a wanted felon trying to break into your home? How much leeway should a person grant? I think he was within his rights to defend his home from criminal intrusion.
This is exactly the kind of nonsense that gun owners rightly fear. The unlawful seizure of a veterans weapon for discharging a warning shot at a felon who was breaking into his home is completely unjustified. In my opinion these crazies will be empowered to keep burglarizing people’s homes. If the police are going to protect the felon from law-abiding citizens by filing charges, and illegal confiscation from weapons, what will stop the police? The average 911 responder time nationwide is a little over 3 minutes. A lot can happen in 3 minutes. It may not sound like a lot, but a home intruder can kill you or take you hostage in less than a minute. Why shouldn’t we as citizens be allowed to defend our homes? It seems like gun owners fears are well founded. Stop prosecuting people for defending their homes and take care of the REAL criminals out there.
