If someone is burglarizing your home and you have an opportunity to shoot them, do you shoot to kill?
18 Answers to "If someone is burglarizing your home and you have an opportunity to shoot them, do you shoot to kill?"
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Shoot to kill or shoot to miss. The wounded can and will press charges on you ;-)
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Not in America, and many other countries as well. Your home is your castle law.Like (1)
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I don't know where in america you are, but that law doesn't apply here in Cali. If you wound a man while he's robbing your home, he can sue you for it. If you kill him, you can be charged with murder unless you can show just cause such as self defense or the defense of other human life. There was a case just 10 years ago or so where the burgler fell and broke his leg badly while in his victoms home, and successfully sued the home owner for not only the hospital bills, but also for his loss of livelihood since he couldn't rob homes anymore! Sickening, but true.
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Where's the fun in that? I'd want it to hurt. Teach him/her what a GREAT idea it was to break into a home.
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I like the way you think ; )
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I don't know any other way.
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yes
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Your question is not not clear? Where I am when I catch this intruder? Inside or out? And where is he? Indoors or out? Makes all the difference in the world as far as the law in my state is concerned. Basically if I'm home and he comes in, it's ok to shoot him. Would I? Yes. But if I come home and I'm still on the porch, and he's running out, I can't shoot. Also, you never shoot to maim someone. Anytime you shoot someone you are attempting to kill them. Shooting to maim someone is BS you see in the movies.
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For sure inside, outside is a clear 'no-no' area.
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I think pistol whipping would be more appropriate.
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pistol whipping you go to jail for, sadly you just have to shoot them
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WELL.... depends on what caliber ... my 44 would blow their foot clean off...and I would be angry with myself because the cops aren't going to clean up the blood splatter..... and then my 22 might just make'em angry?? so??? idk? stuff isn't worth a life... but invading my home (for burglary or other) is still invading my home...
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I know that's so rude, you're left with the cleaning bill. That has to be a doozy too, a 44 OUCH! No one gets up from a 44 shot.
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you can't hesitate... or your weapon.. whether gun or pepper spray will be used on you...first rule of self defense ladies.. also.. don't go for the eyes or balls.. go for the throat... :-)
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12 Gauge to maim. Accidentally on purpose I would make sure both arms were gone above the elbow though. Try robbing someone ever again now dirtbag. Makes it tough to pick ones nose too!
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12 gauge..................ouch. The minute the burglar hears, 'click, click'................he knows that's his as$
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Click, Click, BOOM! http://youtu.be/YfjTZLxekig
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If you are in any situation where you feel compelled to draw your firearm, then it is a life and death situation. In that case, always shoot to kill. You have no idea if your robber is a person high on meth or some other drug that will make them impervious to pain. In the scenario that you describe, I would attempt to hold them at gun point till the police arrived, if they did not follow my directions to get face first on the floor, I would shoot, and shoot to kill.
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a breaking in meth addict, they go down, no questions asked, and the last thing they will hear prior to me shooting them is me calling the 911 stating I've just shot and killed an intruder ; ) meth addicts are psycho
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to enter a private home without an invitation is breaking the law.
1. if the owner asked you to leave, its called trespasser.
2.if the owner isn't home or the owner unaware of your entry, its called break n enter.
either way, you have broken the law already. then to go on and steal or even cause more damage and intended to harm the rightful occupants, you deserve to be shoot.Like (2)
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'to enter a private home without an invitation is breaking the law'......................I wonder how many in-laws were at risk ; )
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that is really a domestic situation within the family, this issue is about strangers?!
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No, I wouldn't want to live with that on my conscious.
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Hard to say. Depends on many aspects. Personally, with me not being in any danger, sitting here, I'd have to say no.
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No, definately not, I wouldn't have anybodys death on my conscience.
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I wouldn't purposely shoot to kill. Probably try to injure their leg or something along those lines first.
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what if you hit their third leg? you know he's going to want to come after you now.................
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By now, he should be hurt enough for me to bop over the head with something handy. Like an easel or a hammer.
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No, the legal system in the USA is for the criminals. If I shoot and kill someone robbing my house I can be tried for murder, unless he was "armed" or showed "intent" to harm my person, which is pretty freaking idiotic. I would probably shoot him in the legs or something..
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Depends on which state you are in.
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Even in Flordia with the "stand your ground"l aws a man is being tried for murder for shooting and killing a black man who was trying to get into his garage, with evidence clearly indicating that was the case, because the man had his back turned when he was killed.
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no
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I work very hard for my possessions
My 10 ga sawed off shotgun WILL
Teach someone a lesson
The lesson? Is it worth your life?
It's my stuff.
Get a job or die
Simple eh?
If you want to burglarize
Be prepared to pay
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Posted by carlingblacklabel Nov 6th, 2012 at 6:10PM
You don't discharge a firearm to wound or make a non lethal shot, shooting somebody through the thigh can kill them. Rip the femoral artery they'll bleed to death within 7-10 minutes unless you know first aid and can stuanch the blood flow until the paramedics arrive.
Draw your weapon or grab it from the drawer and shoot to kill, one shot and make it count. The old burglary get out clause is no excuse for them to be in your house, you don't know they're just burglars, they could burgal then tie you up and rape your wife and kids in front of you. If you haven't got a firearm them stab the ****** through the lower abdomen or thigh with a kitchen knife.
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Reply by jumpsforfun Nov 6th, 2012 at 6:17PM
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