The parallels are striking. The official response illustrates the cultural chasm between Britain and the US. And this in a state which is not that gun-friendly in the first place. Excerpts:
>Self-defense eyed in incident's wake > >By GREG SMITH, Norwich Bulletin >http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/stories/20030904/localnews/186342.html > >NORWICH -- Police and Second Amendment experts await a decision by >the New London State's Attorney's Office on whether a 61-year-old Norwich >man had a legal right to shoot an intruder in his home. On Friday night, >George Blacker, of 433 Scotland Road, shot one of two burglars who >entered his house at 154 Salem Turnpike house. > >The home, police said, was not Blacker's primary residence. But, according >to police, it was where William Derose, 43, and an unnamed accomplice are >suspected of forcing entry shortly after 10pm. Police found evidence of a >door being pried open. Blacker, according to police, was inside waiting with >a shotgun. >West Hartford lawyer Ralph Sherman, >without knowing specifics of the case, said absolutely a homeowner has a >right to protect his own property. > >"Your home is your castle," Sherman said. "If two guys want to take that >much risk to break into a place at night, what choice did he have?" >"What's the alternative?" Sherman added. "It's his place. Do people >expect he was going to wait for someone to bash his head with a pry bar?" -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://alum.mit.edu/www/tavares | RKBA! A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well. --PHIL UNDERWOOD
