if u have a gun in ur house and a stranger breaks in ur home has a gun too and trys to harm u and ur kids and u shoot him he dies y do u get arrested for murder isnt tht defending urself and ur home and ur kids wat if he killed u and ran hows tht fair i mean then how the hell r u supposed 2 defend ur self just sit there and let him kill u or wat thts wat i heard but im so agnist it i also heard u have the right to shoot a stranger as long as he is within ur property any opinon on this
2007-03-24 12:03:50 · 10 answers · asked by carey 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You have the right to kill in defense of others and in self-defense. You can't just shoot some person walking across your lawn. There has to be a definite threat.
2007-03-24 12:19:02 · answer #1 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the prosecutor believe you acted in self defense, you will not be charged. If they don't, self defense is still a valid defense in court. Just being on your property does not justify lethal force. If the intruder tries to harm you, some level of force is justified. The intruder having a gun increases the level of force that is justified. My non-legal advice is "Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6." In other words, I'd rather be on trial for shooting someone than dead.
2007-03-24 13:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you provide evidence that it you thought you or someone else was in danger then you are allowed to shoot and kill.
BTW that 47 times more likely thing has been proven false by the guy who proposed it.
2007-03-24 13:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Paul C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use deadly force in self defense of yourself or your loved ones,,,,but if you see the intruder and wait for him to enter your home and then you kill them, then maybe you can be charged. If the intruder surprises you or you warn them you have a gun and they continue to enter then your ok, and of course during this warning time, you have already called the police. Its all about justification,,,,,,
2007-03-24 12:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you own the gun your using (registered, license) you won't have any problems. However, if you have none of the above plus a police record that makes the Ku Klux Klan look like pansies your out of luck.
2007-03-24 12:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by Williamstown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's truly in self dense then there is no problem but you'd have to be able to prove it. I'd like to know where "skeptic" is getting his statistics
2007-03-24 13:34:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
if it is self defense you dont have a problem. if someone comes on your property you can shoot them, just put up a no tresspassing sign.
2007-03-24 12:28:01 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you like your dogs its logical. I propose, if somebody tries to kill somebody or ingredient you like, its wide-spread for us to choose to guard it. in case you do unlike your dogs then you have long gone mad, until you have a deep love for it you do no longer even understand approximately.
2016-12-08 10:23:58 · answer #8 · answered by laranjeira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might even have to kill the invader with his own wepon..some states are this way..
any way around it..i would have no problem killing someone that came in my house.i got kids i might even enjoy it...after all he came in and i fixed it
2007-03-27 16:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by Norweiginwood420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your gun is 47 times more likely to kill a member the family than it is an intruder.
Learn the art of Aikido and get rid of your gun.
2007-03-24 12:09:43 · answer #10 · answered by Skeptic 7 · 0⤊ 7⤋