I understand that you cannot shoot someone for the sole purpose of defending your property. While I can accept this, I tend to side with Texas law considering ... I will tell you what I'm gonna do the next time I find an intruder in my house ( it wont be the first ) I'm going to shoot him until he stops being a threat.
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Find legal information about May I shoot the intruder? ... You do have a legal right to protect yourself and your property, but recognize that you may end up in court if you shoot an intruder or whack him over the head with an iron pipe.
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In Texas a homeowner has the right to shoot any intruder inside his house at any time of day. At night he has the right to shoot someone outside the house but on his property. ... This constitutes a legal requirement that law-abiding citizens give ground to criminals, that we must be victims. Why should we give an inch?
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That person is breaking into your personal property, uninvited and with bad intentions, I'd shoot 'em if they didn't cooperate. ... It is legal in Arizona. ... I asked the question because of some earlier questions and answers that gave the impression that just breaking into the home was sufficient cause to shoot the intruder.
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I asked the question because of some earlier questions and answers that gave the impression that just breaking into the home was sufficient cause to shoot the intruder. ... It is not legal to shoot someone in your home if they are there to rob you. If, however, you feel your life is in "imminent danger" or you believe...
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Russell, I am not familiar with the Illinois criminal statutes, however as a broad generalization know that no one enjoys the legal defense to use firearms to counter trespassing on their property. In other words you cannot shoot to kill just because someone entered onto your property or even into your house.
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Or it could be some type of whacked out fundie law to make it legal for Terri to shoot Michael so that they can reinsert her feeding tube. We all know thats what she wants anyway. (sarcasm off) ... How about having this law apply once they're over your property line, or sufficiently close to you to be a serious threat-i...
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If you get into an argument with someone in a publ ... If that were allowable, how long would it be before you would start seeing certain people deciding it was also acceptable to shoot someone to protect their property or to prevent themselves from being the victim of any crime at all, no matter how trivial?
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That includes a Machine gun. Even an illegal one. The firearms regulations that restrict ownership would be a totally separate legal issue. So, it would be possible to shoot an intruder with an illegal weapon, and be acquitted of murder, but convicted of separate firearms charges.
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