Posted May 22, 2018 6:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

As the gun debate continues to try and heat up, it’s important that we remember that the use of guns saves far more lives than they supposedly cost, and you can’t use the numbers of people killed in self-defense shootings, either. Why? Because many times, the person shot doesn’t get killed.

Kind of like this incident in Kentucky.

Kentucky State Police tells EKB News that Adam Henrickson was shot by his uncle, Robbie Fugate, at Fugate’s residence in the Blackey community of Letcher County.

KSP spokesperson Master Trooper Jody Sims said the two had been having problems for a couple of days and Henrickson was allegedly trying to get inside of Fugate’s residence to confront him. Sims said Fugate shot through the door, striking his nephew in the leg.

Now, let’s be clear here, this clearly looks to be a case of self-defense. No none tried to break into someone’s home to “confront” them if they want a discussion over a cup of coffee. That’s just not going to happen.

No, Fugate was right to believe his life was in danger and to use lethal force to end the potential threat. It’s stupid to wait until an attacker actually commits violence before …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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