People unclear on the concept

Not how to fight crime -- from New York CBS channel 2:

Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47
He was arrested for protecting his property and family.

But it's how the Long Island man did it that police say crossed the line.

He got an AK-47 assault rifle, pulled the trigger and he ended up in jail, reports CBS 2's Pablo Guzman.

George Grier said he had to use his rifle on Sunday night to stop what he thought was going to be an invasion of his Uniondale home by a gang he thought might have been the vicious 'MS-13'. He said the whole deal happened as he was about to drive his cousin home.

"I went around and went into the house, ran upstairs and told my wife to call the police. I get the gun and I go outside and I come into the doorway and now, by this time, they are in the driveway, back here near the house". I tell them, you know, "Can you please leave?" Grier said.

Grier said the five men dared him to use the gun; and that their shouts brought another larger group of gang members in front of his house.

He starts threatening my family, my life. "Oh you're dead. I'm gonna kill your family and your babies. You're dead." So when he says that, 20 others guys come rushing around the corner. And so I fired four warning shots into the grass, Grier said.

Grier was later arrested. John Lewis is Grier's attorney.

Holy Crap - talk about the Police sending the wrong message. If those mokes were on my property -- not sidewalk or road or anything but on my own property; a substantial number of them would be seriously wounded right now. 20 people rushing around from the back of your house is not a peaceful visit... What idiots. The 500+ comments are worth checking out - this one caught my eye:

The State of NY and the city are proud of their Sullivan Law. The fact that it was written by a gangster leader of the F Points Irish gang so he could issue a license to carry to his gang and deny a license to the rival gangs might explain why crime in NYC is higher than in upstate NY and far higher in places like Wichita, KS, Texas, Wyoming where a citizen can get a license to carry. The law also provides that when threatened any person may use force, up to and including lethal force per KSA 21-3211,3212 and 3213. We can even own real machine guns. BTW, our crime rate is going down.

Self-defense is a natural right, the NY, CA,MA, and MD laws make self-defense illegal for many people, maybe that is why it isn't safe for mothers and children.

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