us Detroit porch killer Theodore Wafer guilty of murder

[DocM]

To frighten off an intruder, as some on this forum have suggested in the past vs shooting them. This shows the fallacy of that idea - it's prone to oopsies.

It also shows the problem of poor gun handling - you don't put your finger into the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot. You place it along the guns receiver.

[techbeck]

So the guy got 17 years for the shooting...

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/09/03/detroit-area-man-gets-17-years-in-porch-shooting/

[DocM]

About what was for the circumstances, though he could have been sentenced to natural life.