“Richard Ahlstrand, of Auburn, Massachusetts, faces criminal charges after encountering a bear in his back yard and shooting the damned thing to avoid being mauled or eaten. Specifically, as noted at Reason 24/7, he’s charged with ‘illegally killing a bear, illegally baiting a bear, illegal possession of a firearm and failure to secure a firearm.’ All of these charges, once translated from Massachusetts to American, seem to stack up to outrage that Ahlstrand didn’t make his yard completely inhospitable to animals that are rarely seen in the area.”
http://reason.com/blog/2013/04/08/man-faces-charges-after-defending-himsel
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