Originally Posted by BB57

Agreed. However with every right comes a commensurate degree of responsibility to wield that right wisely and appropriately.

Inadequate training or no training, and/or making bad decisions is certainly not going to prevent you from *having* Second Amendment rights.

However, waving guns at people, and making really bad decisions that infringe on the rights of others isn't going to be protected under the Second Amendment. And it shouldn't be. Your rights, my rights, everyone's rights - they all stop at the point they infringe on someone else's rights when that person is acting in a lawful manner.

In this case, yes, someone broke down the gate to the gated community and everyone on that street was arguably guilty of illegal trespass. However, most reasonable people would not conclude an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury was present - castle defense or not.

Stupid people win stupid prizes, and they reflect badly on the rest of responsible gun owners.