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September 4, 2012

92-year-old man shoots and kills home intruder—News comment #2

Filed under: Journalism —— Jordan Jacupke @ 8:42 PM

 http://video.foxnews.com/v/1822678618001/

If you aren’t pro 2nd Amendment you probably won’t like this story–please note the back button on the top-left edge of the page.

In kentucky there was a 92-year-0ld man who was awakened by noises that he first thought were opossums. He grabbed his .22 caliber rifle and went to the living room where he took a seat in his favorite chair. This is very reminiscent of Clint Eastwood in the movie Gran Torino, sitting on his front porch warding off local hooligans. As he sat in his chair he finally realized that an intruder was coming in through the basement door, so the old man pointed his rifle at the door and waited. When the door opened he fired at the burglar’s chest, hitting him and knocking him backward down the stairs where he proceeded to flee the house to a car parked out on the street.

I would say this is extremely newsworthy–it is a recent event, it is definitely a rarity, and for all intents and purposes it goes to show that one never messes with an old war vet. I guess the right to bear arms knows no age-limits. The proximity is not ideal for Iowa, but I think this man could have been from any Southern/Midwest state. This is the poster-child for old, retired, war vets–at least it’s the picture I have in my head of them.

One Response to “92-year-old man shoots and kills home intruder—News comment #2”

  1.   fuglsang Says:

    I could probably make some comment about this being a Fox story. But it does have some currency because of George Zimmerman and the stand your ground laws. It’s also, as you point out, and argument for gun ownership and a reminder that crime doesn’t pay.

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