You're More Likely to Be Shot By Someone You Know...

How many times have the antis trotted out that old tired chestnut? The number has changed since the Kellerman "study" that "showed" one was "43 times" more likely (I think now they're saying "twice", although if you look at the method by which they're determining the "people you know" metric they might as well say eleven billionty times...), but the trope still remains.

Well, blogson Merlin sends in a story that saw exactly this happen; in fact, it was a neighbor who got shot by his neighbor. But listen why...

Deputies: Homeowner shoots man in face with shotgun

COUNTY, S.C. - Authorities said a neighborhood dispute in Waterloo turned deadly Saturday night.

Investigators with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said a man walked onto his neighbor’s front porch on Sulphur Springs Road at about 7:45 p.m. and started shooting.

The neighbor responded by grabbing a shotgun, shooting the perp in the face and ending the dispute permanently. They're already saying that they believe it's a good shoot. I'd hope so; pretty much anywhere outside MA/NY/NJ/CA someone firing a gun into your house is a damn good reason to unload 00 buckshot in their vicinity. Heck, honestly, even here in MA anywhere outside Boston you'd most likely not be charged - it's pretty clear that when someone is standing on your property firing a weapon at you you've got the right to shoot back.

At least now we know what caliber for neighbor...

Dead Goblin Count: 316

That is all.