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Manx;
Such stories are routinely "spiked" by the media. Two cases that I know of;
NYC: A Marine 2nd Looey, home on leave, defended his family using an unregistered pistol. He had been turned down for a pistol-permit because, on account of his duty-station at Cherry Point, he was not a New York "resident" despite the fact that his family lived there. He was convicted of manslaughter, posession of an unregistered handgun, and several lesser crimes; convictions which could have landed him in prison for 30 years. Because of massive public outcry, he only served a few days, but was hit with 5 year's Probation and is now barred from ever posessing any firearm, as he is now a Felon.
2: Ohio ( can't remember the city name; may have been Dayton ): A man in his early 80s found himself in similar circumstances after he shot two muggers off a friend of his. His friend had been attacked outside the door of the apartment building they shared, and the man in question fired several shots from a .22 pistol, killing one attacker and wounding the other. He was likewise prosecuted for Manslaughter and convicted. Due to his age, he also recieved probation.
Manx, this stuff happens every day. Check keepandbeararms.com sometime if you don't believe me; not a week goes by that they don't report someone being arrested or tried for defending themselvs from violent attack. The nat'l media "spike" these stories because they are, every one of them, without exception, victim-disarmament advocates. Those media companies that aren't owned/funded by George Soros, a rabid anti-rights nutjob, are owned/funded by Rupert Murdoch, who is just as bad if not worse.
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