A Detroit gun owner shot and killed an intruder who, along with an accomplice, tried to break into his home on Thursday. The second intruder managed to escape with his life and is currently being hunted by police.

via Police Say This Gun Owner Just Sent a Deadly Message to Detroit Criminals | TheBlaze.com.

This makes like the 5th or 6th story with a happy ending for Law Abiding Citizens in Detroit in the last two or three weeks. A person’s home is his/her castle and they have the absolute right to defend it against those who want to prey on them…or try if the homeowner is armed. Castle Doctrine just makes sense.

Yet in the Florida Legislature, there are a couple of bills (SB 116 & HB 4003) that would mandate Duty to Retreat even in your own dwelling.  Why would anybody think that basically giving criminals free access to private home is a good idea is beyond me.  The best I can imagine is that the originators of the bill have an insatiable thirst for blood and more government control. The good news is that HB 4003 has already been given an unfavorable vote by the Criminal Justice Subcommittee in the tune of 11 to 2.  Let’s hope SB 116 meets the same faith.

As for Detroit, let’s hope that the whinny heads of the city do not succumb to the temptation of canning the chief if some of those exalted individuals concerned for the rights of felons start complaining about their sacred right to sustain their meth and heroin habit with the property taken out of homes not of their own.