Man charged with Gun crime for protecting his family?

This is B.S. This would NOT happen in Texas, AZ, Mont. and perhaps a few other states, but NY it’s par for the course.

Long Island Man Arrested For Defending Home With AK-47

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBS 2) — 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.

Now, once a threat has been issued to you and your family, I say time to get it on. However; I’m not sure firing a couple of shots into the lawn is exactly the right thing to do. IF they were on your property and you are NOT in America (Texas) You need to think out your next move very carefully. I commend the guy for taking a stand, I’d have rather seen him take the stand with a bunch of bullet ridden gang bangers bodies on the grass, because NOW, they will be doing something in retaliation. BET ON IT!

The real problem here isn’t the guy firing a couple of shots in his lawn, it’s the failure of our justice system to protect it’s citizens. Since NY has some of the most ridiculous gun laws in the nation, they bear the responsibility of protection. This guy felt his family was at risk and did what he thought was right to protect them. IF you want to legislate OUR rights away, then YOU need to protect us. YOU need to lock these gang bangin slugs up, you need to do YOUR job.

I wish the guy well in his court case, and I hope not to hear about his “Accidental” death soon.