If he didn't have a firearm, what should he do? Riverton Man Shot By 85-Year-Old Homeowner Faces Felony Intrusion Charge | Cowboy State Daily
First he got shot, then he got arrested.
A 21-year-old Riverton, Wyoming, man who was shot in the torso after wrestling with an 85-year-old homeowner last August appeared in court Monday, where a judge decided the state has enough evidence to keep prosecuting him for unlawful entry.
Riverton, Wyoming is about 230 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, or about 280 miles northwest of Denver.
The homeowner admits that opening the door was a mistake.
Williams told Cowboy State Daily at the time that he felt answering the door was a mistake.
“The guy was obviously irrational,” Williams said in an August interview with the outlet. “He was saying ‘they’ sent him to my house; ‘they’ said he owns my house, and I don’t – crazy, crazy stuff.”
The 21 year old was much larger than the homeowner, who stands 5 feet 3 inches tall.
There are a lot more details; click thru.
So what should an 85-year-old do against a young man, who is 6 inches taller than he is.
Without the means of self defense, the old and the infirm will be at the mercy of the young and the strong. People of small stature will be at the mercy of the large, and anyone can be attacked by a mob.
A gun is no guarantee of success in such a case, but in this instance it made a tremendous difference.
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