If an Armed Homeowner Invites You to Leave, You Should Leave

This guy didn't follow that advice. Armed burglary suspect shot by armed homeowner, TN cops say | Charlotte Observer. We have a story from Nashville.

He was pounding on the door, and then on windows. The homeowner armed himself, and told the guy to leave. Instead, he broke the kitchen window, and started to climb into the house. So the homeowner shot him.

Investigators said the 32-year-old suspect was hit in the arm, leading him to drop his revolver near the kitchen sink and take off running.

“Officers located him nearby and when they attempted to render aid (he) became combative,” officials said. “He was transported to Skyline Medical Center where he is being treated for his non-critical gunshot wound.”

So he got shot in the arm for his trouble. He could have easily been shot in the head, and killed. It would have been his choice not to leave in that case as well. I suppose he thought that the homeowner wouldn't actually shoot, though I don't know why you would think that a man defending himself, his home, and possibly his family, wouldn't shoot you in self-defense.

The cops say that all evidence points to this being a case of justifiable self-defense, and so the homeowner is not expected to face charges.

Self Defense is a human right.