Anti-gun radicals fail to grasp that it is not always, or even usually, necessary to fire a shot to have a defensive gun use that protects life or property.
A Washington state homeowner demonstrated this truism for all to see when he forcefully took control of a frightening situation involving a total stranger. Family members were alerted to something amiss but at first mistook the surprise for something innocent.
It was anything but.
Family dog first aware that someone was inside who was not supposed to be
Pierce County Deputy Carly Cappetto said the initial response to the strange noise at about 8 p.m. Sunday was that it was another occupant.
But the dog’s agitated reaction led residents to a terrifying discovery in their Parkland kitchen.
“It’s very scary for these homeowners when someone comes into their house,” Cappetto observed. “Talking to the homeowners, they had thought it was another family member that was in the house. What alerted them initially was the dog. Then they came out and found this strange man in their kitchen.”
The homeowner immediately grabbed a shotgun and physically forced the alleged intruder outside. Responding officers found the defender holding the suspect in place when they arrived.
No injuries and no initial charges against homeowner in defensive gun use
The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Paul Maestry-Williams. He entered a not guilty plea the following day in court, and the judge dismissed a request to release him without bail.
Instead, bail was set at $3,000, and if he is released, Maestry-Williams is barred from returning to that Parkland neighborhood.
A frightening confrontation could have ended far worse without a ready shotgun and the homeowner’s will to use it. No shots were fired, and no injuries were reported.
Instead, the Second Amendment worked exactly as intended, and another innocent target lived to tell the tale.
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