Another Failure of the Victim-Selection Process

More good guys are armed every day. The bad guys keep not getting that memo. Blue Springs homeowner shoots, kills alleged intruder, police say

Officers with the Blue Springs Police Department were called to the 100 block of Little Garden on Friday morning on reports of a burglary. A homeowner called 911 and said that someone had entered the home unlawfully.

Blue Springs, Missouri, is located 19 miles east of Kansas City.

While cops were on the way, the homeowner shot the intruder. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

And neighbors were shocked. Shooting during break-in shakes quiet Blue Springs neighborhood

Neighbors say the incident has left them shaken in an area they describe as quiet.

“I’m just more in shock than anything,” said James Ononye, a neighbor.

There are more statements along those lines. Neighbors wondering what they would do, not understanding that you need to plan ahead. The homeowner in this incident had a gun, it was loaded, and he knew how to use it, and presumably he knew a little about how the law in Missouri works.

You are not protected by your zip code. You do not live on top of magic dirt. You live in The Real World™ where crime can, and all too often does, occur. You should plan accordingly.

The investigation is only getting started, but Missouri is not Massachusetts.

Self-defense is a human right.