Why The 2nd Amendment is Still Valid

This video is proof that Americans still need the right to keep and bear arms. Many people will argue that the general population has no need to keep and bear arms in our current society. This video is disgusting. An unarmed intruder forces entry into a woman's home and begins to savagely beat her. She was home by herself with her two young children at the time.

This woman could have been killed and her children could have been killed as well. Thankfully she survived the incident. If this woman had been armed and trained in the use of a firearm the tables of this fight would have turned after the perpetrator took a few rounds to the chest.

In this situation all three requirements for the lawful use of deadly force existed. The attacker had the ability to cause her death or great bodily harm by his size advantage compared to her. The attacker had the opportunity to cause her death or great bodily harm by initiating a savage beating. Note how he is punching her in the head and placing her in choke holds. Finally the attacker placed the victim in jeopardy by choosing to beat her. However, lawful use of deadly force could have been used the instant the attacker gained entry into the home. The attacker forced entry into home he had no lawful right to be in. He kicked open a locked door thus entering the home in a violent and tumultuous manner. His advancement into the home creates ability, opportunity, and jeopardy. This is a legal standard referred to as the Castle Doctrine.