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I'd like to add that we have the luxury of discussing and considering this in hindsight without anyone trying to break down our door while it's going on, and not at 4 in the morning after being startled out of bed.

Now, while I'm normal and calm, I clearly believe that I wouldn't shoot through a door at someone.

In the situation... well... things are different. So I definitely appreciate the position the homeowner was in.

But regardless, I still think warning shots are a bad idea. ;)

Hamourkiller wrote:He was "kicking in" the door, that is not banging on the door. I would have fired under the same circumstances.

I understand. I wouldn't... I wouldn't shoot THROUGH a door to stop someone unless they were trying to shoot me.

And bear in mind, he didn't shoot at the guy... he thought he was just firing a warning shot... so obviously he still thought there was an opportunity for the guy to stop and leave. He UNINTENTIONALLY shot the deceased... hence the issues.

The problem with shooting at a target you can't see or firing a warning shot is that the bullet doesn't just magically disappear if it doesn't hit someone. That bullet my go into the neighbor's house across the street or alley and kill or injure someone.

Don't shoot a target you haven't identified.

Also, I don't think shooting someone through a door passes the "reasonable person" litmus test for immenent danger. If someone were banging on my door I'd do precisely what the homeowner did, and I'd also call the police. As long as he stayed outside, he's the police's problem. Only when he actually forces entry into my home do I consider him my problem.

I didn't know the guy, but I do know several people who did know the deceased rather well.

For any of you that listen to Sports Radio 1310 in Dallas, he was the roommate (and bandmate) of the producer of the Hardline, Danny Balis.

From the hearsay that I've heard his behavior was way out of character. He also apparently had started taking a smoking cessation drug called Chantix a week earlier. You are not supposed to mix that drug with alcohol and he had definitely been drinking. Personally I took Wellbutrin to quit smoking years ago, and it very clearly tells you not to mix alcohol with it because it could induce seizures, including a potentially fatal Grand Mal seizure.

It could have been a combination of the psychoactive drug and alcohol... or perhaps he just had other issues.

As far as the shooter goes... I personally understand his fear and concern, but firing through a door is dangerous and warning shots are stupid. I don't really know whether I believe he should be prosecuted in some capacity for the responsibility of his bullet... an unfortunate situation for all involved.