Chicago Homeowner Does Their Part To Reduce Crime By Shooting Burglar

By Tom Knighton

Politicians in Chicago don’t think their citizens should have guns. They look at the city’s homicide problem and assume that by removing the guns, they’ll remove the problem. They completely ignore the fact that criminals aren’t going through legal channels to get their guns in the first place. Instead, they’ve tried to target the law-abiding citizen.

Luckily, there’s only so much they can do thanks to the Supreme Court.

Recently, a homeowner in Chicago illustrated exactly why guns need to be in the hands of private citizens.

A home invader was stopped in his tracks after a homeowner shot him several times Saturday night in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said.

The incident occurred in the 4500-block of South St. Lawrence Avenue at about 10:54 p.m., police said.

A man was trying to force his way into the home with a crowbar when the 60-year-old homeowner shot him.

The homeowner has followed all the necessary laws in Chicago and was fortunate enough to have a gun when he needed it. Now, not only is he safe and sound, the man who allegedly tried to break into his home isn’t.

The suspect reportedly got into a vehicle and hightailed it to the …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms