Ontario Premier on Homeowner Who Shot Intruder: ‘Should Have Shot Him a Couple More Times’

Premier Doug Ford commended an Ontario homeowner who shot an intruder Tuesday and made clear his opinion that the homeowner “should have shot him a couple more times.”

Breitbart News reported that the incident occurred just before 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, when a group of alleged intruders–at least some of whom were armed–entered the home. The homeowner opened fire on the suspects and one was later apprehended after being dropped off at a hospital to have his wounds treated.

York Regional Police made clear the homeowner would not face charges as he “accessed a legally owned and properly stored firearm,” which he then used to defend himself.

On Wednesday, Premier Ford addressed the situation, and CBC quoted him saying that home intruders “need to be shot.”

Speaking directly about the Ontario homeowner shooting the intruder, he said, “Congratulations for shooting this guy — should have shot him a couple more times as far as I’m concerned.”

Ford slammed the Canadian government for “going after legal, law-abiding gun owners” and criticized judges who are quick to release bad guys back into the streets: “They always want to protect the bad guys, the judges always want to protect the Charter rights — how about the charter of rights of the people, to keep them safe rather than always protecting these criminals.”

Karen McCrimmon, Ontario Liberal critic for the Solicitor General, criticized Ford’s commendation of the homeowner, saying it is “irresponsible and insensitive for any leader to praise violence.”

She added, “No one should be congratulated for shooting another person.”

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