{"id":201735,"date":"2024-05-01T06:33:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T11:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=201735"},"modified":"2024-05-02T06:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:42:14","slug":"homeowner-in-maryland-shoots-burglar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/homeowner-in-maryland-shoots-burglar\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Homeowner Shoots Burglar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A homeowner shot a burglar last week in Maryland when the burglar was caught breaking into the home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimorecountymd.gov\/departments\/police\/news\/2024\/04\/26\/charges-pending-in-gwynn-oak-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-in-maryland-shoots-burglar\" title=\"Maryland Homeowner Shoots Burglar\">Baltimore County Police Department<\/a> released a statement on their website after the event. The homeowner is not facing charges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, police received a call of a home invasion mid-morning on April 25th. They responded to the scene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different officers got a call from a nearby area about a man who had been shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-burglar-gets-shot\">Burglar Gets Shot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They determined that the man, a burglar, had broken into the home. The homeowner discovered him and shot him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After being shot, the intruder ran but did not get far. Police found him with at least one gunshot wound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The burglar was taken to a hospital where he was kept in stable condition. He waits for charges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmar2news.com\/local\/in-a-case-of-self-defense-homeowner-shoots-alleged-burglar-in-baltimore-county\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-in-maryland-shoots-burglar\" title=\"Maryland Homeowner Shoots Burglar\"><em>WMAR<\/em><\/a>, officials have deemed that the homeowner acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-odds\">What Are The Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not every burglary ends in a shooting, just the ones that make it big on the news. A report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/URLs_Cited\/OT2017\/15-1498\/15-1498-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-in-maryland-shoots-burglar\" title=\"Maryland Homeowner Shoots Burglar\">United States Supreme Court<\/a> shows why it is important to be capable of self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn estimated 3.7 million burglaries occur each year\u201d in the United States. More than one-quarter of those burglaries happen while someone is home. That is roughly one million per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So with those numbers, we know that you aren\u2019t likely to have your home broken into.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you happen to be the incredibly unfortunate person who finds themselves at home when a burglar shows up, you had better hope to be prepared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/targeted-home-invasion-in-newport-beach-turns-deadly\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-in-maryland-shoots-burglar\" title=\"Maryland Homeowner Shoots Burglar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Targeted Home Invasion in Newport Beach Turns Deadly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the people in that circumstance, a fourth of them end up injured somehow by the burglar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-beat-the-odds\">How To Beat The Odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner in Baltimore County, Maine happened to be home during the burglary. 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