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03-08-2011 08:30 PM |
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Originally Posted by PostRockPablo
(Post 7475783)
There's a lot of tough talk on the internet about how I'd do this and that.
99% of people wouldn't bust down a bathroom down and shoot a guy for showering in their home. If they would, they're mildly reeruned.
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Yeah. If someone breaks into my home, I will have my gun loaded and ready to go, but I'll try to see if they are a threat first. If someone is cowering or bolts for the door, I'm letting them go. If it looks like they are reaching for a weapon or moving to attack me, I'll shoot and hope that it doesn't end up being a tragic mistake.
The law in Iowa requires me to be a lot more careful, but I probably would be anyway. (we have a very weak castle doctrine. No duty to retreat out of your home, but you can only use "reasonable force" on an intruder, where reasonable force could mean deadly force, but does not automatically mean deadly force. You shoot a guy who broke into your house and its looks questionable that you had to, you are probably going to trial)
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