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Originally Posted by DavidHenry  Nutty.
I get the feeling that most people either agree with the idea of lethal force for self defence, {and it’s gotta be lethal force otherwise we’re back to giving the crims concessions, ie, once you decide to shoot, aim for the largest body part, rather than try and wing them}….and of course, the home owner can choose not to own a gun, not to fire one, and they could also buy a small calibre gun if they weren’t keen on the brute power of shotgun.
But in my view, if someone has broken and entered, and the incident even remotely ends up looking and sounding like self-defence, then IMO, the home owners culpability is zero.
We’re then left with the task of coming up with a reasonable approach to dealing strictly with property theft….and I’m once again inclined to leave it to the occupant to decide. | I think you are correct; but again, unfortunately laws say different. And it is up to us to push to have these laws changed. Until we do, we have the unfortunate current laws that protect criminals. | 
12-13-2007, 03:23 PM
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