Date: | March 23, 2013 | Time: | Late Night | Location: | Columbus County, NC |
Crime Prevented: | Burglary/Home Invasion | ||||
Description of Bad Guy(s): | Brian Riggins and two other burglars broke into a residential home | ||||
Description of Good Guy(s): | Jimmy Huggins, homeowner, who was recently released from prison and happens to be a convicted felon, making the possession of a gun illegal | ||||
Type of Gun Used: | Unreported; likely handgun | ||||
Outcome: | Riggins was shot through the neck and survived; the other two burglars ran away. No one else was injured by the gunfire. The homeowner may also be charged with possession of a firearm by a felon | ||||
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Well, this is an interesting scenario. On one hand, we have a clear case of a gun being used to stop a crime (and likely prevent all future crimes by these undoubtedly scared criminals). On the other hand, the person who used the gun was a convicted felon and it was illegal for him to possess that weapon to begin with. Clearly, I would not advocate that we allow convicted felons to own firearms, but this does help prove the point that convicted felons don't typically pay much attention to gun laws.
It would also be interesting to know what Huggins was originally convicted of and why three men were trying to break into his house late at night. I'd be willing to bet it was drug-related. The "war on drugs" has created a black market of otherwise cheap substances, artificially raising their prices and incentivizing violence in the quest to protect profits and territories.
The legalization of drugs would do more to lower violent crime in the United States than any combination of gun bans ever would. Read more about it here.
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