Don't Go Too Far

Yes, you can get away with killing people who break into your home to steal things and injure you if you try and stop them; but only while they are still able to do so. Not after you have already shot them once. The “kill shot” is then murder. NO matter what they’ve done or who they are. Byron Smith, a Minnesota homeowner, thought he could, and he was wrong. He was even stupid enough to record himself doing it. But he should have stopped after the first shot for both. It was the “kill shot” administered to the girl and his recorded statement right after the shot that convicted him of murder. He is now under two life sentences, and at his age, he will probably never see the sun without bars in between again.  It took the jury just three hours to find him guilty.(Bearing Arms)