It is 100% irresponsible for a mother with young children to keep a handgun in the house.   That is virtually a powder keg waiting to go off.  Statistics show that it puts young children at grave risk.

The man was probably just a harmless homeless man.   At worst, he might have been a drug addict looking to burglarizing the house.

The woman should have instead fled from her home with her kids, and used her cell phone to call 911 and bring the police.

For the rest of her life, she must now live with having taken the life of another human being.

The way that Oregon's law is written, she will no doubt not be charged with any crime.   In Oregon, when someone breaks into your home, it is pretty much open season on them while they are still inside in your home.

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