Neighbors Were Shocked

And you should keep control of your dogs. Police say shooting of dog in Spanish Fort neighborhood justified

The dog was barking at and chasing people in the neighborhood. On a Sunday, I'm going to assume that "people" includes some kids.

He called out to the dog to distract it and that's when police say the dog charged at him.

The neighbors?

Some neighbors were taken back by the incident. "You know, people own guns, but you don’t think that it’s going to be discharged in your neighborhood."

Because this kind of thing only happens in "other kinds of places," and not in our suburban enclave. Or something.

As for the cops...

"Under the circumstances, he was legally carrying in a place he had a legal right to and he felt threatened. And if a hundred pound plus dog come charging at you, it can’t be a good thing. Coming at you aggressively, which he said it was, he did what he had to do to protect himself and his family," said [Sgt. Steven] Mooney [of the Spanish Fort Police Department].

Self-defense is a human-right.