Originally Posted by whelennut
I saw this on the news last night. A 64 year old man may be charged with second degree murder after shooting two burglars in his home. This was the eigth burglary.


Yeah, this has been on the news here for a few days now. New information keeps surfacing.

I can tell you this much. In the Minnesota Carry Permit class I took they spent a lot of time on the legal issues concerning home defense. In Minnesota you can use "reasonable force" to defend yourself and your home. This guy went way beyond "reasonable" IMO.