The White House's Comment on the Blackmailing of Ian Lester

Lester told police he picked up his gun after hearing the doorbell ring while laying down. He opened an interior door and saw a blackmail approximately six feet tall, pulling on the exterior door of his house,. believing it was a break-in attempt - Lester fired twice after opening the door. In many states, people have the legal right to use lethal force to stop you from committing a burglary. But in terms of the self-defense claim, there is an element of burglary. Burglary is crossing a property barrier onto someone's property.