that in no way excuses the father and son to go after him with a gun.
He had a hammer on him and they were on the phone with the cops. We have a second amendment right to be armed, they weren’t make a citizens arrest. They were trying to get him to stop until the cops came
I am an ardent gun supporter. I have three guns myself.
If I witness someone lurking around my neighbors home that is empty, I am simply going to walk outside and let them see me. At that point 90% of would be criminals are simply going to leave.
Getting in my truck, with a loaded shotgun is not what I would do unless I held a belief they harmed/killed a neighbor. No way does a person have a right to act like wannabe cops and go vigilante. And the result of this incident is EXACTLY why you don't.
If they were not armed I highly-highly-highly doubt they would have went after him, the gun gave them nerve and confidence that mixed with adrenaline and no training = tragedy.
They do not deserve long term imprisonment unless they simply went out and shot him down, which isn't what happened. But they have to be punished in some way to be a deterrent so other people don't also run out with guns after people.