Armed Citizen Hold Burglary Suspect At Gunpoint For Police

By Tom Knighton

There are a lot of people who think everyone who carries a firearm is just looking for someone to shoot. They just can’t grasp the fact that we want the gun to keep us safe, not so we can hurt other people. They have it so stuck in their heads that we want to hurt people that they can’t accept anything that runs contrary to their made up mind.

Of course, I’d love for them to explain this Kentucky homeowner then.

BROWNSVILLE, Ky (WBKO) — A Grayson County man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into a residence in Edmonson County.

The Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Robert Hunt was held at gunpoint by the homeowner until deputies arrived to the house on E.G. Nash Road.

The homeowner was a Concealed/Carry Deadly Weapons permit holder according to a sheriff’s deputy that says in situations like that, it’s important to alert police to ensure everyone’s safety.

Note that the homeowner didn’t shoot Hunt, even though he would have likely have been justified in doing so. Why didn’t he?

Well, without talking to the homeowner, I can only speculate, but my guess is that as soon as he was confronted by someone with a …Read the Rest

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