http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...illed-intruder

Shes 18 , her dead husband was 58?? Of course the mobile home part I understand. So oklahoma has a castle law also?

 

I'm pretty sure any state allows you to kill an intruder in your home. Anyone know of any states that do not allow this?

 

We have some *** backwards laws, but yes we do in fact have a castle law.

 

I can't believe this has been on the news as much as it has.

Intruder=dead man

No brainer

 

Not sure I would have waited honestly, would have helped him in....

Glad they are not prosecuting her. Good job 5-0

 

Not all states have a castle law. Okla. does. The kicker is, the perp had an accomplice. That accomplice got charged with murder because he was up to no good when his buddy was shot and killed. Too bad for the girl, she's lived a long life already.

 

I would have shot him through the door!
He's on the front porch and trying to get in, he's dead! Why wait until they get the door open, especially when there's more than one of them.

 

just make sure they are dead, dead people can't sue you. Civil cases can be a lot worse then criminal.

On the portch could be an issue, but once that door is open, let him/her have it!

 

Might get by with it in TX, but some states require that the perp actually be inside the house. Some will prosecute if you shoot someone in your house when they're trying to get away. Spend some time on national gun forums and you'll see how screwed up some state's laws are on this subject.

 

Intruder also had a knife if I remember correctly. Why did it take the police 20+ mins to arrive in the first place though after she first got on the phone with 911? I'd have killed him just as dead, she had a baby to protect along with her own life.

 

According to the news article it happened in Blanchard OK which on google maps looks like a little podump town. Most of those towns do not have their own police depart and rely on county sheriffs or state troopers to patrol. Depending on where they are when they receive the dispatch would account for the time it took to respond.

 

california

Take note, if you shoot through the door, you go to jail.

If you shoot a perp in your house, make sure he doesn't exit your home before you finish him off.

Make sure the perp enters your home, then proceed to take his head off.

If the perp enters your home and he tries to flees, you can only shoot him below the belt.

 

It just cracks me up that this guy was breaking into a home in a trailer park in Oklahoma. Of course they have a shotgun. Thieves are ****** stupid.

 

Not in the State of Texas

 

This thread is full of fail and a lot of bad info....

 

All I know is I would of done the same thing, glad she isnt getting tried.

 

Correct.

 

Better hope you have a sympathetic jury.

 

I think that may be outdated. I think Pennsylvania last year became the 27th state to pass some form of Castle Doctrine law.

 

I'm really suprised Michigan has the castle law the government up there is a bunch of dumbasses.