Son Opens Fire On Home Intruder, Hitting Intruder As Well As Mother

By G. Halek

SYRACUSE, UTAH — A 17-year-old shot and wounded an intruder and his own mother after the intruder broke in and threatened them. Both the intruder and mother were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries related to the gunshot wounds.

I’d love to say something different but I just got done reviewing a story about a 19-year-old in Detroit shooting two cops through a door because he was nervous. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, this 17-year-old produced a handgun to deal with a threat. Unfortunately, he didn’t know enough about handguns to handle himself well.

Teenagers defending the household — that’s where we’re at. If you remember the story from just outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, you’d recall there was a 19-year-old who successfully defended his parents’ home with an AR-15.

Teenagers can defend their homes.

We don’t all have the perfect, idyllic upbringing. Sometimes there isn’t a man or woman in the house who has a background in firearms. Sometimes that history is skewed heavily. And now there’s a teenager who is put into the position where he has to make adult decisions quickly.

…And sometimes he messes it all up.

I know that will be an unpopular opinion that will …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation