Bullsh*t CNN Report Says Burglar Killed By Homeowner Was Just Pulling A “Prank”

by Austin Petersen

Is there no end to the Orwellian language that will be used by the liberal media to paint gun owners in a bad light?

A recent story out of Montana featured a homeowner defending their property from a thief who had broken into their garage. CNN reported it as a “prank” calling it “garage hopping” and featuring vignettes of sad friends of the robber saying things like, “For me personally…you’ve got to ask yourself what kind of laws do they have over there?”

The thief was a German exchange student named Diren Dede, who comes from a town outside of Hamburg where owning a gun is basically impossible. But Dede wasn’t in Hamburg when he pulled his “garage hopping prank.” He was in Montana, where the castle doctrine states that lethal force is allowed if an individual reasonably believes that it will terminate unlawful entry. Still, the homeowner is being arraigned in court for the shooting.

Due to the event, Montana State Representative Ellie Hill is pushing a bill that will attempt to take the teeth out of the castle doctrine.


Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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