Posted October 11, 2016 11:59 am by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Jeff Gonzales
Jeff Gonzales
M4Carbine.Net
M4Carbine.Net

Strasburg, OH -(Ammoland.com)- You might have heard how a man was found guilty in the shooting death of a family member’s boyfriend.

There is not a lot of information about the case. But, one piece circulated, in more than one news report, it had to do with the number of rounds fired.

Weak Argument

We should all be upset about this case largely centering around the number of rounds fired! I mean this is incredibly reckless to base a case on the number of rounds fired in a lethal force encounter. Let’s pretend for a moment the attacker demonstrated the means, intent, and opportunity, to inflict bodily harm or death. The real question is was the accused justified in using lethal force? If he was justified, this point should be made loud and clear. The case should be around justified lethal force, not the number of rounds fired.

The Slippery Slope

It is quite possible that there are other circumstances not known to the public that could present a different argument. Unless the circumstances are based on the justification of lethal force, they have less merit. I see a terrible precedence being set here and one …Read the Rest

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