A Queens liquor store owner and father of two is facing seven years in prison after shooting a would-be thief who attacked him in a caught-on-camera clash — but some critics want the charges dropped.

Francisco Valerio, 53, and his brother Luis allegedly caught two sticky-fingered suspects trying to slip bottles of booze into their jackets inside Franja Wines and Liquors in Ridgewood at about 7:45 p.m. Monday, according to cops and store surveillance footage.