johnwilliamson062
Moderator
If you read my post and understood my message to be that I would turn into a navy seal when they broke down the door, my apologies. I fully realize I probably would not hit anything and likely would not get off a shot. Groggy eyes open or closed I am going for my gun and pointing it somewhere. More than enough to get me shot. I might squeeze off a few rounds also. Like many have said, I would rather be lucky than good, although I doubt anyone would look at a situation like that and claim anyone was lucky.
The fact of the matter is that when police get the wrong address or are just wrong in their search(both happen), and they enter a house with an armed civilian in many cases,(I would like to say most but who would have the data to back that up), the civilian has absolutely no idea what is going on when he/she first sees the police. That is the entire point of the warrant. How can you possibly blame them for picking up a gun and returning fire?
The fact of the matter is that when police get the wrong address or are just wrong in their search(both happen), and they enter a house with an armed civilian in many cases,(I would like to say most but who would have the data to back that up), the civilian has absolutely no idea what is going on when he/she first sees the police. That is the entire point of the warrant. How can you possibly blame them for picking up a gun and returning fire?