Chicago - "Son of 80-year-old who shot burglar: 'He protected his family'"

[DonP]

I wonder how long before Daley has this man arrested for violating his gun laws. Maybe he'll threaten to shove a gun up his ass and fire it too, to prove how "effective" it is.

Obviously, according to Daley, we can't have these citizens able to defend themselves in their own bedroom against an armed intruder shooting at him.

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Last November, someone broke into the home of the 80-year-old Army veteran in East Garfield Park and made off with $100 in cash.

The man vowed never again to be a victim of crime -- and bought a gun.

Early this morning, he used it to kill a burglar who tried to break into the home as he and his 83-year-old wife and their 12-year-old great-grandson slept about 5:20 a.m., according to police and family.

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The door was locked, so the burglar tried twice to break in through a back window -- the couple's bedroom window, the son said. At some point, the burglar fired a shot and the elderly man fired back, according to police and the family.

"He saw daddy, shot first and my father shot back. He was protecting himself. He didn't have any other options."

"I'm so glad no one got injured in my family," the son said.

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The homeowner's granddaughter said friends and neighbors are heralding her grandfather as a hero. "You have to protect your family and the things you spent your entire life getting," she said.

The homeowner is a retired Army veteran who served in the Korean War, while his wife is a retired nurse who also worked as a monitor on a bus for disabled children. They've been married for 60 years and have lived in the same house for more than 40 years.

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