JeffreyLebowski
Lifer
- Aug 23, 2000
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Originally posted by: Mo0o
Originally posted by: Auggie
Be warned that if you pull out Old Trusty and have to use it for home defense - you'll face the evaluation from detectives and a DA, or even of a jury of your peers. Do you want them seeing some uber-sleek synthetic tactical shit on your shotgun? (Oh, he's a trained killer, that makes me uncomfortable, he probably killed the guy on purpose even after the danger was gone.) Or do you want them to pull out a shotgun that reminds them of the one their dad used to have?
I've always wondered what the rules are for shooting an intruder.
I live in WA, if I see someone break into my house and is in the act of stealing my shit, can i just shoot his ass. If he's running away, can i shoot him anyways as long as he's in my house?
You need to look at the laws in regard to your state.
In Texas, for example, if someone is in my house they are fair game. Front/back/side/top or bottom it doesn't matter where I shoot them. They are presumed, under Texas law, to be in my home to cause harm to me. I can also shoot them in the yard while they are fleeing IF they actually made entrance to the house or have committed a felony. It doesn't matter what I shoot them with be it a .22lr or a .50BMG. I still do have to concern myself with over penetration and any arrant rounds that leave my home. That is why I do not use my AR15 for home defense as a 5.56 will go through a window and keep going a good ways. 12g 00 buck will go through a window no problem, but my neighbors are far enough away that any shot that gets outside will not make it to their home.