Can You Shoot A Home Intruder

@ArienKing (4647)
India
December 5, 2006 11:33am CST
"If you reasonably think you are in danger, you can defend yourself"
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9 responses
@BunGirl (2638)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Well, it depends on the laws in your country/providence/state. Here in Texas, it is legal to shoot any trespasser after dark, and legal to shoot a home intruder any time.
@estherlou (5015)
• United States
5 Dec 06
I live in Texas too and remember a tongue-in-cheek statement from someone...If you have to shoot someone, you'd better make sure he is inside your house and not outside...something to do with it having to be on your property or you couldn't say it was self-defense!
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
5 Dec 06
hm...well. U wont think this when u r caught in such a situation..I hope it wont happen to anyone but one has to be quick thinking and have to do to whatever possible at that moment
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Just as long as they are in your house when you shot them. If you shot them and they are outside your house you better drag them it.
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
6 Dec 06
ok....thanks for the response.
@aprilsue00 (1991)
• United States
5 Dec 06
I don't know what the laws are here in the united states. It seems like you should be able to defend yourself.
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
5 Dec 06
Thanks for this response
@Al3xius (1776)
• Romania
5 Dec 06
Yes! If somebody brokes in to my house i will shoot him/her ! :)
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
5 Dec 06
Yup. Thanks for the reply. Have a safe day
@honeybfly83 (1021)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Yes I would do whatever I had to do to defend myself.
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
6 Dec 06
yeah...thats the spirit. Thanks for this confident response.
• United States
5 Dec 06
I think that if my life was at stake i would definately be able to shoot someone to defend myself..but other than that i wouldnt be able to do it
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
5 Dec 06
good.....thanks for this response
@blueman (16509)
• India
6 Dec 06
i do not know of shooting but you sure can beat him up like hell, you can shoot him if he tries to harm you in some way.
@dalilac1 (862)
• United States
5 Dec 06
You most definitely can as far as I am concerned,on the condition that they broke into your home that is:)
@ArienKing (4647)
• India
5 Dec 06
good thought. Thanks for the response
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@dodoguy (1292)
• Australia
17 Dec 06
Well, this is starting to sound like Redneck territory - not that there's anythng wrong with that. But the way the "law" is pretty much across the Western world now, it's pretty clear cut that you have to look after yourself because the legal system is quite clearly there to look after the interests of the offender. So there's really no choice in the matter - if you want to look after your own interests and someone of ill intent invades your property, then you have no option but to incapacitate them - and because the "law" turns YOU into the offender if you actually DO take action to protect your own interests, then you have to make sure that you incapacitate the intruder PERMANENTLY. Sounds severe, but that's the uncomfortable reality. Goodness only knows what it will be like if what little veneer of law and order we still have left is finally peeled away and shredded by unexpected international circumstances.