Sarah McKinley, an Oklahoma mother, made national headlines for asking a 911 dispatcher if she can shoot an intruder that entered her home.  Now, Sarah Palin is speaking out about her.    ”I love that young woman,” Palin told the National Review, referring to the  18-year-old McKinley. “I’m all in favor of girls with guns who know their purpose.”

“She fulfilled a purpose of the Second Amendment. I’d advise my own daughters to do the same. This mom protected an innocent life,” Palin said. “Kudos to the 911 dispatcher, too.”  According to Palin, McKinley acted justly in shooting Justin Martin, 24, while he and Dustin Stewart, 29, who tried to break into her home on New Year’s Eve.

McKinley said that on New Year’s Eve the men broke into her home and threatened to attack her and her 3-month-old baby with a 12-inch hunting knife. She mmediately phoned 911.  ”I’ve got two guns in my hand — is it okay to shoot him if he comes in this door?” McKinley asked the 911 dispatcher. “I’m here by myself with my infant baby, can I please get a dispatcher out here immediately?”

During the 21-mintue phone call, McKinley asked if she can shoot the intruder.  ”I can’t tell you that you can do that but you do what you have to do to protect your baby,” the dispatcher responded.  About 20 minutes later, Martin broke in through the door barricaded by a couch, prompting McKinley fire a shot which killed him.  ”I waited till he got in the door. They said I couldn’t shoot him until he was inside the house. So I waited until he got in the door and then I shot him,” McKinley said.

McKinley’s actions were verified as just according to the District Attorney.  ”Our initial review of the case doesn’t indicate she violated the law in any way,” Assistant District Attorney James Walters told The Oklahoman.  He said the act was in self-defense.  ”When you’re engaged in a crime such as first-degree burglary and a death results from the events of that crime, you’re subject to prosecution for it,” Walters said.

Court documents say Martin, along with his 29-year-old accomplice Dustin Stewart, likely broke into the house on Dec. 31, 2011 to steal leftover prescription pills used by McKinley’s deceased husband to treat lung cancer.  Stewart fled the home after he heard gunshots, but was caught.  He was released from Grady County jail on Thursday with a $ 50,000 bond, and is being charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death.  In the state of Oklahoma, somebody that’s in the commission of a felony where a death results can be charged with a felony murder charge.

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