by Chad D. Baus
In the wake of yet another home invasion in which the victim was able to defend himself with a firearm, Dayton’s NBC affiliate gave Buckeye Firearms Association’s Joe Eaton the opportunity to explain Ohio’s law on self-defense, also known as Castle Doctrine.
In related coverage of the Dayton incident, WHIO, Dayton’s CBS affiliate, reported that the 18-year-old home invader “had a troubled past.”
Police said that as a juvenile the teen was suspected of several thefts. They added that, at this time, all of the evidence points toward the homeowner acting in self-defense.
Chad D. Baus is the Buckeye Firearms Association Vice Chairman.
[UPDATE: No charges filed in shooting death of teen intruder
Greg Flannagan, spokesman for the Montgomery County prosecutors, said the state’s Castle Doctrine, which says a person has a right to protect his or her home without facing prosecution in certain circumstances, protected the man who fired the shot.
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