A 19-year-old teenager was shot dead by his father after he allegedly broke into a house with his mother and children inside

A Kentucky homeowner shot and killed a 19-year-old man who allegedly broke into his home in the middle of the night while his wife and children were sleeping in their bedrooms.

Lexington cops arrived at the home around 1:10 am Monday, responding to a report of a burglary, Lexington-based WKYT-TV reported.

Arriving police found a 19-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds in the house.

“The suspect was declared deceased at the scene,” the Lexington Police Department said in a Facebook post.

The man has since been identified as Oscar Daniel Wilds, according to WKYT. Authorities said he and the landlord did not know each other.

The investigation is ongoing.

However, it is unlikely that any charges will be brought against the owner of the house. Kentucky’s “stand your ground” law allows residents to use lethal force against intruders if they believe such force is necessary to protect against death, serious bodily harm, kidnapping, or rape.

This incident is tragic. It is extremely sad that a 19-year-old teenager died after allegedly breaking into someone’s home. It’s too young to die.

However, were it not for the Second Amendment’s second right for a homeowner to own and use firearms in self-defense, this home invasion could have ended in the senseless murder of an entire family.

Indeed, it is situations like these that show why the right to bear arms is critical, especially as crime escalates across the country amid historical inflation and rising social unrest.

Food prices and the overall cost of living have skyrocketed under Joe Biden’s failed presidency, so it’s no surprise that there has been an accompanying spike in crime across the country.

In crime-infested Democratic-run cities like New York and Philadelphia, stores like Rite Aid and Wawa have been forced to close several stores due to rampant theft.

What happens is that you live in New York and the Democrats have legalized shoplifting so that retail stores have either closed or become hardened bunkers.

You get the city you vote for.

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— Board Member Vicki Paladino (@VickieforNYC) January 20, 2023

#Philadelphia The most popular convenience store chain, Wawa, is packing up and closing its doors in the city center due to “social dysfunction” and “security” concerns.

Wawa also closes stores early after a series of gun robberies.pic.twitter.com/wlNKZynpzQ

— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) October 25, 2022

What is worrying is that the Democrats are relentlessly seeking to undermine our Second Amendment right to self-defense after they demonized and de-powered the police and encouraged lawlessness with their crime mitigation policies.

This is a losing strategy for the nation and its citizens.

To make matters worse, Biden continues to ignore America’s tragic origins by staging photo shoots in Ukraine to support another costly and deadly war abroad.