84-Year-Old Homeowner Shoots Intruder

Folks often question why anyone would need a firearm for self defense, and many states and municipalities make it very difficult or even impossible for a homeowner to legally obtain a firearm to defend their home and person. I have often said that gun control laws such as the ones in Washington D.C. are not only unconstitutional, they are immoral. A firearm in the hand is a free citizens best means of self defense. Nature has provided all of it's creatures with some means of defense against predators. The gazelle has it's speed, and the porcupine it's quills. Humans have the unique ability to make and use tools, and the best tool currently available for defense against a violent predator is a firearm. A firearm is the great equalizer, it allows the weak and small to defend themselves from the strong, and the old to defend themselves from the young. There are many, many occurances of people defending themselves from violence with a firearm.

Action News 5 reports on one such situation.

84-year-old homeowner shoots intruder

Syan Rhodes reports

Police say 84-year-old Willie Hancox called 911 around two Friday afternoon to say that he had shot an intruder.

Hancox says he fired two shots, hitting an intruder twice in the head.

Hancox says he is sick of the crime in his community.

"He said if they come in the door, I'm not gonna let them kill me and he meant that," says neighbor, Dorothy Dickerson.

Dickerson lives across the street and looks after Hancox.

Dickerson adds, "I say God is good, cause they had no business in there, and whoever did that got what they deserved. And, I say it in front of they face, not behind they back and I mean it."

It sounds like the entire community is tired of crime and criminals.

Dickerson's sentiment is shared by most neighbors.

"He did the right thing," says neighbor, Markel Dickerson. "People that's law abiding people is getting tired of being pushed around by the thugs and thieves and dope dealers."

Now before anyone protests, stating that Mr. Hancox took the law into his own hands, remember that the goblin entered his home with the intent of robbing and possibly doing harm, and Mr. Hancox reacted to the situation.

This story almost had a much different ending:

That's why Mr. Hancox had a gun, one his sons recently tried to take from him.

"We came over here that Saturday morning he said, hey, where's my gun, I need it back. I told him dad, you dont' really need a gun in this house." says Jake Hancox.

Jake Hancox says after speaking with his brother, the two decided to give the gun back to their father.

Now, both brothers are glad they listened. Jake Hancox says that the situation could have easily ended the other way around.

Thank goodness the son's had a change of heart and allowed Dad his means of protection.

As for the goblin:

The intruder is listed in critical condition.

The politicians of Washington D.C., New York City and Boston would have denied Mr. Hancox the ability to protect himself from the goblin. These politicians feel that it is their right to leave an old man defenseless in his home, and easy prey for predators. These politicians are traitors to the constitution and to the people they supposedly serve.

I found this article on Keep and Bear Arms.