The child and his mother were hiding in a bedroom when the gunmen tried to force their way in. One of the men shot through the door, striking the boy in the groin area.
The child, who was carrying a .22-caliber rifle, shot back, hitting one of the criminals in the neck. The men fled the scene shortly thereafter, investigators said. [More]
What a tragedy. The gun grabbers would rather this heroic boy and his mother had been killed. Then they'd have more blood to dance in, and more "Authorized Journalist" collaboration to call for disarming, you, me, and the children we have trained to behave responsibly with firearms.
Maybe they can push for strong national "safe storage" laws and can engineer that outcome next time.
Hey Colin Goddard--why don't you tell this kid he's seen too many movies.