80 Year Old Chicago Man Kills Armed Invader

[kygunnut]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/26/year-old-chicago-man-kills-armed-home-invader/

80-Year-Old Chicago Man Kills Armed Home Invader

An 80-year-old Chicago man shot and killed an armed assailant who broke into his two-story house in a predawn home invasion Wednesday on the city's West Side.

An 80-year-old Chicago man shot and killed an armed man who broke into his two-story house in a pre-dawn home invasion Wednesday on the city's West Side.

At about 5:20 a.m., the homeowner and his wife, also in her 80s, discovered the intruder entering their home through a back door. The homeowner, who had a gun, confronted and killed the burglar on the doorstep, police said. Cops said the intruder also fired his gun during the struggle.

"It's a good thing they had a gun, or they might be dead," said Curtis Thompson, who lives next door to the couple, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Neighbors described the elderly couple, who both walk with canes, as pillars of the community in Garfield Park, where home invasions have been all too frequent.

Their neighbor, Shaquite Johnson, told MyFoxChicago that the two are "heroes" for fighting off the attacker — and that the shooting means there is "one less criminal" walking the streets.
"They don't bother no one, so why would anyone do that to them?" she said.

Relatives of the couple told the Sun Times that the man is an Army veteran, his wife a former nurse. Police said neither the man nor the woman was injured in the attack.

The assailant, who was described by police as being in his 30s, was found slumped on the back doorstep of the couple's house, removed four hours after the shooting, the Sun Times reported.

No charges have been filed against the homeowner, but Chicago currently has a statute outlawing the possession of handguns. Its legality is currently being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A high-profile Chicago attorney has already stepped forward offering to represent the man pro bono if he faces charges for possessing a weapon.

"Self-defense isn't just a right, it's a duty," said attorney Joel Brodsky. "If this man is prosecuted for saving his own life it's not just a travesty, it's justice turned inside out."


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I bet Daley is lovin this!!

[Hazcat]

Need to try and follow this! 

[Solus]

I'll bet the 80 year old is pleased it wasn't his confiscated gun the mayor waved at that reporter 

[ratcatcher55]

"80-Year-Old Chicago Man Kills Armed Home Invader"

Mayor Daley, this is proper gun handling technique.

Good job.

[kygunnut]

Here is a little more detail;

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/would-be-burglar-shot-to-death-by-west-side-resident.html

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[crusader rabbit]

Proper gun control means hitting what you aim at.  Here was an excellent example.

Young punks should learn from this:  never mess with someone too old to take an a$$-whuppin' as you just might find yourself quite dead on the porch.

Submitted by Crusader, who's wearing a beaming smile for one of my elder vet-brothers (and "branch" doesn't matter unless drinks are involved)

[Timothy]

Submitted by Crusader, who's wearing a beaming smile for one of my elder vet-brothers (and "branch" doesn't matter unless drinks are involved)

Sailors (myself excluded) never want to pay for the round!

(Or was it the Irish.......doesn't matter, I'm an American-Irish mutt of a Sailor)...

An I second your comments.  Don't mess with an old guy with a gun, he'll just kill you!

 

[fightingquaker13]

What does it take to get that through the antis heads? They profess, in other areas, to favor a playing field that favors the weak against the strong. Gun control flys in the face of this. Back in the day when I was 22 and 200 pounds, and ran 10 miles a day and benched about my own body weight......Well, if I was inclined towards rape and robbery, I'd have been the first in line to snap my fingers and abolish guns. The only folks I'd have worried about were the guys who weighed 250 and could bench their body weight. Guess what? They wouldn't have been on the to rob/rape list. Someone posted that the gun is civilization. This is why. I believe that society should be based on reason rather than fear. Still, there has to be a little mutual fear before folks will listen to reason.
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[twyacht]

C'mon Daley,....please press charges against this Veteran.....Pleeeeeeeaaaaseeee.

The NRA has already posted support and any and all LEGAL support for any attempts to "criminalize" this man.

Bring it on Daley!!!! Let the National spotlight shine on your dark and stupid regs. Caught this on Fox News as well..


I hope Daley needs Aspirin and Pepto for the next month.

from article:

Their neighbor, Shaquite Johnson, told MyFoxChicago that the two are "heroes" for fighting off the attacker — and that the shooting means there is "one less criminal" walking the streets.
"They don't bother no one, so why would anyone do that to them?" she said.

Relatives of the couple told the Sun Times that the man is an Army veteran, his wife a former nurse. Police said neither the man nor the woman was injured in the attack.

The assailant, who was described by police as being in his 30s, was found slumped on the back doorstep of the couple's house, removed four hours after the shooting, the Sun Times reported.

No charges have been filed against the homeowner, but Chicago currently has a statute outlawing the possession of handguns. Its legality is currently being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.


Bring it on Daley,.......you stupid schmuck.....

Two thumbs up!

[tombogan03884]

Wouldn't that just make Bloomberg's day  
The PR event of the year "Mayor Deems elderly Veteran and crime victim "Potential terrorist"
No offense to the Old guy , but I hope Daley turns this into a media circusnot even the party machine could get him reelected and of course he would stress the connection with NY though "mayors against guns" which will give Bloomy a good smearing as well.