Violent youths force homeowner to shoot

<img src="http://cmsimg.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DP&Date... align="right">At PNJ.COM we read about a homeowner who opened the door to strangers and was met with a metal baseball bat over the head.

That is where the story usually ends, especially in his case, a 72-year-old man living alone. Or maybe that is what the alleged bad guys <i>thought</i> was going to happen.

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"I opened [the door] up, and he hit me right off. ... Wham! Split my head open," Crawford said Sunday. "So I shot him and another guy. I could have shot the third one, but I would have had to shoot him in the back as he ran away." <a href="http://www.pnj.com/article/20110131/NEWS01/110131011/Teens-in-court-toda...
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Someone said once that "when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns." It is probably safe to say that Mr. Crawford is happy he had a gun that night. He is probably unhappy that this action will be recorded as two children who were killed by guns, even killed by "guns kept in the home for safety" or even most despicably, "scared old retired guys who shoot innocent unarmed teenagers who come to their door."

Fortunately we shall stick to the facts at hand.

Thanks to <a href="http://www.pnj.com">Pensacola News Journal</a>. Photo credit: pensacolanewsjournal.com