People You Know Can Be a Threat

The gun-hating part of the left loves to go on at length about how if you own a gun, you are more likely to shoot someone you know than a complete stranger. There is a good reason for that. Deshaun Jamarion James | Man shot while allegedly breaking into Goldsboro home on West Oak Street - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

Just because you know someone does not guarantee that they will never be a threat to you.

Goldsboro, North Carolina is about an hour drive southeast of Raleigh.

There were two people in a home, at 6 PM, when Mr. James decided to break in. He knew at least one of the people in the home.

Investigators said James was suspected of breaking and entering to terrorize a residence when he was shot. The shooting was in self-defense.

There is not a lot of information provided on the two people Mr. James was going to terrorize, because they have not been charged with a crime. But if I had to guess, and it is only a guess, I would say that this is a domestic dispute situation, and Mr. James doesn't understand the statement, "It's over."

The list of people you know can be quite large. Ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends, disgruntled ex-employees, the creepy guy from your favorite coffee shop, the coworker turned into a stalker, etc. Just because you know them, does not make them automatically friendly.

While police were investigating based on ShotSpotter reports, Mr. James arrived at UNC Health Wayne with gunshot wounds. He was transferred to ECU Medical Center and was listed in critical condition.

This is also clearly an instance in which the victim-selection process failed.

Self-defense is a human-right.