Lynch is charged with especially aggravated burglary and two counts of aggravated assault. Bond has not yet been set.
Yes, TN has proper Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground laws. A shovel is certainly considered a deadly weapon in this context, but a deadly weapon is not required in a Castle Doctrine defense. I would try to avoid any "scuffle". No reason to put yourself in danger, because you feel like beating up the home invader is somehow a good idea. He may have a knife or may be able to grab your gun or a heavy object in your home. In any case, a "scuffle" could get you killed.
I'm in no way shape or form suggesting he SHOULD have scuffled.
My main point was we are all hypothesizing as to what did or did not happen. We have zero details other than he went there, has a gun permit, scuffled and was the victor. In fact there is no mention that the son even had a gun in the article.... except for the title of the article. I gave a ludicrous example of what might have happened. I was hoping that the sarcasm bled through my version. Apparently it did not. I'm going to edit my post and put the sarcastic emoticon by it.
*rolls eyes*
Actually, I understood your post, I just wanted to make sure that no one gets the idea that a fist fight or similar close physical altercation with an intruder is a good idea. Unfortunately, this is the current home defense strategy of several people I know.