Self-Defense Is Legal in Philadelphia

In the Blue Cities, it is hard to be sure. No charges will be filed in fatal Society Hill Towers shooting because resident acted in self-defense, police say.

And this is another example of how people you know can be a threat.

Police said a homeowner in the West Tower of the complex shot Omar Littlejohn multiple times, killing him, after Littlejohn threatened him with a knife. Littlejohn, 31, of Kensington, was a guest of the man who shot him after a confrontation in the hallway of the building, police said.

The gun-hating part of the Left loves to go on at length about how you are more likely to shoot someone you know, than a complete stranger, if you own a gun. They say that as though people you know could never be a threat. Just so we're clear, "people you know" includes, the following:

• An ex who has morphed into a violent stalker
• The creepy guy from the coffee shop who won't leave you alone
• A disgruntled ex-employee

I'm sure you can think of other examples of people you know.

Police recovered a gun from inside the apartment and took the resident into custody. The homeowner, whom police did not identify, told investigators he fired the shots to protect himself after Littlejohn threatened him with a knife.

Oh, and the neighbors were shocked. They almost always are.

The gunfire shook residents of the three-tower complex of luxury apartments and condominiums set on five acres.

The truly amazing thing about this story, is that the police, and the DA in a Deep Blue City, Philadelphia, made this determination in under one month. It can take prosecutors close to a year to make this determination. Why? Because they hate self-defense.

Self-defense is a human right.