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Related: About this forumThey come to get her weapons cache...not her cats.
Last edited Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:53 PM - Edit history (1)
http://www.kmbc.com/r/30282857/detail.htmlNo injuries were reported in the case. Because of Missouri's Castle Doctrine, which allows homeowners to use deadly force to protect themselves, the woman is not expected to face charges.
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What charges would she face? Protecting her home and property?
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They come to get her weapons cache...not her cats. (Original Post)
ileus
Jan 2012
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Of course some folks here would say the attempted theft was her fault for owning firearms.
Atypical Liberal
Jan 2012
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Atypical Liberal
(5,412 posts)1. Of course some folks here would say the attempted theft was her fault for owning firearms.
Blame the victim.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)2. Well, it does seem clear they were after her guns. Glad she's OK though.
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)3. Telling...
"Someone had to be watching her or casing her to know," Porter said. "A lot of people know she has a lot of weapons because (they were) her husband's and she's a widow."
Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30282857/detail.html#ixzz1kVEbzuBR
SteveW
(754 posts)4. Glad she wasn't wearing a short skirt. nt