Law Enforcement Gets Snarky About SC Gun Laws

No sooner had a South Carolina homeowner exercised his Constitutional rights to self-defense by shooting two burglars during a home invasion than local law enforcement decides to get snarky--and misleading--concerning the law.

Early Tuesday morning Lamont Dawkins shot and wounded two burglars who broke into his home at 4 AM. The two men were arrested and charged with burglary after showing up with gunshot wounds at a local hospital.

Local law enforcement officials were quick to state that Dawkins would not be charged with any crime in the incident.

Yet when interviewed by local mainstream media reporters a law enforcement official stated that 'homeowners should avoid using deadly force and dial 911 in most circumstances.'

Perhaps the local police need a refresher course on the specifics of South Carolina law when it comes to self-defense. The law states that residents of SC have the right to use deadly force if they feel their lives are endangered at home, at work, or in their vehicles. Further, citizen-victims are protected against lawsuits brought by perpetrators or their families.

Never once did the law enforcement officer mention South Carolina's clear laws on self-defense and deadly force.

This seems to be the modus operandi of 'the only ones' in this area of the country. Not long ago the Sheriff of Spartanburg County spoke to a group of citizens in Boiling Springs concerning the very same issue. He stated, 'If the burglar is in the process of fleeing the scene in your home, you should not shoot.'

Excuse me, Mr. Almighty One, but the law does NOT say that. Further, what is to prevent the fleeing burglar from changing his mind, turning around, and blowing the homeowner to smithereens?

Perhaps South Carolina is in the same boat as Texas which, despite laws passed by the legislature, is subject to the whims of local law enforcement and district attorneys who decide they are above the law and proceed to prosecute homeowners who use deadly force to defend their lives and property.

If this is the case, The Liberty Sphere will be watching. And each time law enforcement shows its ignorance, flying in the face of state law, we will expose it right here.