Couple Defends Home against Trespassers

Are you saying that if some one came into your home and raped your wife, you would not defend her if it meant killing the intruder because it is the "fairness and judgment of God"?

Does she know how much you love her?

Yeah, that is what is so puzzling to me. If the state governments are unwilling to protect its citizens and property then the Federal Government should be able to step in. Democratic Governors seem to be using all this chaos as some sort of political play and they should be held accountable for allowing this to continue to escalate out of control.

It wouldn't help. Others have flooded in with Scripture. You will ignore or deflect. Doesn't matter. As long as you can consciously feel good about letting the innocent die then you have that freedom. I'm just thankful most do not.

JAYBO: I mean no disrespect with your postings, we all obviously have different views on this matter (please allow me to state I am a Christian also) after reading your many statements and responses it leaves me to wonder.... Have you actually given thought to how you would react if you were in the position these people were ? Would you still feel the same way as your postings state ?

If you might possibly sit for a minute and try to put yourself in their position, for just a moment. You are living in a peaceful neighborhood for many years then one night you are sitting down having dinner then all of the sudden you hear a loud commotion outside your home and you see a mob of people outside your residence shouting profanities at you with threats of bodily damage both to you and your family including but not limited to killing your dog. (The threat also was aimed at burning their house down) Question: What would your immediate thoughts be ?

To go get your Bible and read God's Word to them? (turning the other cheek) A gentlemen in Seattle tried this and was beaten within an inch of his life. Like so many here that have posted we are not a violent people and we believe in God and His Word. God has given us an abundant amount of wisdom, in this matter I think it would include putting ourselves in the position of these people that were threatened. Just some food for thought.

And imagine that everyone "took the law into their own hands" and used guns to enforce their own idea of the law. There are quite a few people who are in jail for many years because, even though they thought the were "doing the right thing" they acted unlawfully. One recent example is the murdering of a young black jogger who was not committing a crime by two white vigilantes, while a third filmed the episode.

And imagine that everyone "took the law into their own hands"and used guns to enforce their own idea of the law.

One recent example is the murdering of a young black jogger who was not committing a crime by two white vigilantes, while a third filmed the episode.

Not anywhere near the samething.
This was two, maybe three evil men that went looking for trouble.
We are talking about people defending their own family while on their own property that has been invaded by people set on doing harm.
As long a people respect my property and do not threaten my family with harm they have no worries. Last resort.
BUT, if they threaten my family and I have no other way to protect them, I will use deadly force.
Better they die than any member of my family die.

Those men thought they were behaving within their rights by making a "citizens arrest". It is not up to civilians to take the law into their own hands because they think they are "in the right". There have been far too many crimes committed by untrained people and they have paid the price.

What are the appropriate situations, legally, for people to kill others? => You had better be sure of the answer <= or you could be in prison for a long, long time.

Those men thought they were behaving within their rights by making a "citizens arrest".

It is not up to civilians to take the law into their own hands because they think they are "in the right". There have been far too many crimes committed by untrained people and they have paid the price.

What are the appropriate situations, legally, for people to kill others? => You had better be sure of the answer <= or you could be in prison for a long, long time.

Those men thought they were behaving within their rights by making a "citizens arrest". It is not up to civilians to take the law into their own hands because they think they are "in the right". There have been far too many crimes committed by untrained people and they have paid the price.

What are the appropriate situations, legally, for people to kill others? => You had better be sure of the answer <= or you could be in prison for a long, long time.

There are a lot of people that have no business owning guns and should not.
But there are many that are responsible and should.
Very seldom do you see a responsible gun owner doing stupid things.
In most cases it are those who have no business owning guns that act so stupid .

I personally knew an experienced gun owner who shot a family member by accident because of mistaken identity, then killed himself. Most private gun owners are not trained in self defense and don't know if they'll behave appropriately in a real-life situation.

I did not say experienced, I said responsible. BIG difference.

He was a responsible gun owner and family member who made a tragic mistake; he and his family paid the ultimate price. Can you assure anyone that, facing a similar situation, they would behave differently? If they're untrained in crisis management and self-control under pressure, their response is unpredictable.