Man Uses “Shower Gun” After Burglar Breaks In While He’s in the Shower

[Doug_Nightmare]

Man Uses “Shower Gun” After Burglar Breaks In While He’s in the Shower

German Township, Ohio — Every guy tries to justify having one, but for Richard Winegardner, his ‘shower gun’ might have... View Article

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[Firearms Iinstuctor]

Doesn't sound like a dedicated shower/bathroom gun but was in his gym bag.

Some people have guns that live in the bath/shower room. Stainless ones work the best IMHO.

 

[solus]

Dougie...

alleged conceal carry in a gym bag...

Nor chasing the badguy out then Winegardner reported that he fired shots at the SUV...

Great, nawl, good, nawl untimely law abiding citizen OC story...from over a year ago!

 

[color of law]

No stand your ground for you.

 

[JTHunter2]

Solus - just because the "incident" happened in 2019 has little bearing on when the article was written and posted. There is no date on the article for that.
Look at the "Armed Citizen" snippets in the NRA magazines. Many of those are many months older than the magazine's issue month.

 

[solus]

Solus - just because the "incident" happened in 2019 has little bearing on when the article was written and posted. There is no date on the article for that.
Look at the "Armed Citizen" snippets in the NRA magazines. Many of those are many months older than the magazine's issue month.

let see JT...article quote...But on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Winegardner was in the shower when he heard somebody in his home. Unquote...

further, the bloke pull the firearm from a concealed location not from the shower area...oh right, the bloke chased the bad guy and shot at his vehicle - unlawful act...

so...the newspeek gun blog misled it’s readership as well as the readership of the OC forum membership.

 

[OC for ME]

What is the law in Ohio regarding felony breaking and entering..."castle doctrine" law, defense of property, if any...the point of the story, as old as the incident is...is in the title, as poorly written as it is...ya never know when SD will be required...shooting the fleeing suspect...not good decision making there...

 

[color of law]

What is the law in Ohio regarding felony breaking and entering..."castle doctrine" law, defense of property, if any...the point of the story, as old as the incident is...is in the title, as poorly written as it is...ya never know when SD will be required...shooting the fleeing suspect...not good decision making there...

I'm glad you asked.
Does Ohio law require a victim of an attack to attempt to retreat or escape before employing self-defense?
See attached PDF.