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AnotherMcIntosh

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4. Criminals should be prosecuted. Your last link leads to a history of non-violent buglaries by which
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:10 AM
Apr 2013

teenagers were harassing a frustrated homeowner by previously breaking into his when he was absence.

At the time of the shooting, they were not there to do him any physical harm and he knew it. Certain video and audio tapes apparently show his knowledge, his frustration, and intent to kill them.

The boy (Brady) had been involved with breaking into the home last summer. For the girl (Kifer), this may have been her first thrill burglary.

"Prosecutors have said that Smith shot the teens, who were unarmed, multiple times as they walked down the stairs to his basement about 10 minutes apart."
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"Prosecutors said at a December court hearing that Smith had videotape of the teens outside his home before they broke in. They said he also had an audiotape of the killings that recorded Smith telling Brady “You’re dead” in the seconds after he was shot. He later taunted Kifer after shooting her several times, calling her “bitch” as he fired a shot beneath her chin and into her cranium, prosecutors said.

“He shot Haile Kifer three times in the head,” prosecutor Todd Kosovich said at a court hearing in December. “There’s no way that’s self-defense.”

"Smith then dragged the bodies into a workshop where they remained before police were called to the home the next day.

http://www.startribune.com/local/204730381.html?page=1&c=y&refer=y

Again, criminals should be prosecuted. We have laws against murder. The authories are enforcing them. A removal of any firearm from the home prior to the event would not have stopped him. The frustrated homeowner was aware of the teens prior to their intrusion, and if he did not have a firearm, there is nothing to indicate that he would not have otherwise used a bat, an axe, a knife, or whatever. Send him to prison.
Saturday Shooting Review [View all] Robb Apr 2013 OP
Get rid of all private handgun ownership gopiscrap Apr 2013 #1
How? nt. premium Apr 2013 #2
some good points, some not gejohnston Apr 2013 #3
Criminals should be prosecuted. Your last link leads to a history of non-violent buglaries by which AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #4
Here is fine. krispos42 Apr 2013 #5
Rec/don't like ... eom Kolesar Apr 2013 #6
My family just finished shooting...fun had by everyone. ileus Apr 2013 #7
Oh good, "Guns in the News", version 7.2 DonP Apr 2013 #8
All armed citizen stories are lies? spin Apr 2013 #14
Sorry, left the sarcasm tag off DonP Apr 2013 #17
I think Kopel's numbers are high. ... spin Apr 2013 #18
It's ironic ... DonP Apr 2013 #19
Gun control advocates often rely on emotion. ... spin Apr 2013 #21
Thanks but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #9
I wonder why the American Academy of Pediatrics sylvi Apr 2013 #10
Thanks for contributing!! CokeMachine Apr 2013 #11
And 199,999,988 guns that didn't kill anybody. kudzu22 Apr 2013 #12
Well your numbers are off. discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #15
Pure shame-bait JohnnyBoots Apr 2013 #13
That would be rather self-defeating wouldn't it? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #20
so then, accidents = crimes + violence ...? Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #16
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