Tuesday, February 13, 2007
A homeowner shoots a burglar who has crashed through a window and now stands in the living room, ready to hurt those inside the house. Under current Missouri law, the homeowner would be a criminal, too, for shooting the intruder. That was the scenario offered by gun-rights supporters Monday night in a Senate committee hearing on a bill that would make it easier for homeowners to use deadly force.
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