That article also glosses over the fact that the teens fired shots at the officers. The accomplice charge in this case is because they were armed, shot at officers while committing a felony, which resulted in the death of a teen.
Several armed robbers who aren't reluctant to use their weapons. To me, that sounds like a scenario where a homeowner might like to have an AR-15 with a standard capacity magazine (30 rounds)
Maybe they should have invested in an alarm system.
I own a split level home with approximately 3200 sq ft. I also own an alarm. My son was having a life threatening seizure last week that almost took his life. We had to call 911. It took paramedics 4 minutes to arrive to our home. My alarm has gone off when we first got it because my wife was carrying something in the house and didnt disarm it in time. It took about 2 minutes for ADT to call my house. Lets assume that the sum of these times, 6 minutes, is all that it takes for the police to arrive. I can reach any location in my house from the front door in less than 30 seconds. In your example, if a violent offender comes in with a weapon, I can either retrieve my own weapon and shoot him or be dead.
Or the offender runs because there is a loud alarm going off.
Worked when my house got broken into a decade ago. ---
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