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Bad day, I was burgled!
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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3237942" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>Good luck convincing folks that's the real reason <em>after</em> a break-in and theft have occurred. Especially if you haven't stayed there previously.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The same kind that involves sitting in your basement and shooting intruders that have stolen stuff from your basement before (google "Byron David Smith").</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hopefully not, and this should be a point in your favor. Don't attempt to make folks think nobody is there (as Smith did), and make sure to lock all doors & windows so forced entry is necessary.</p><p></p><p>However, just going outside armed (if they start breaking into your truck, etc.) could present you as the aggressor because you left the safety of the house.</p><p></p><p>The law has a very narrow path for justified self-defense. Straying from that path will not end well for you.</p><p></p><p>Still not a lawyer. Just don't want you to get in a bind.</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/drunk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drunk2:" title="Drunk 2 :drunk2:" data-shortname=":drunk2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3237942, member: 40864"] Good luck convincing folks that's the real reason [i]after[/i] a break-in and theft have occurred. Especially if you haven't stayed there previously. The same kind that involves sitting in your basement and shooting intruders that have stolen stuff from your basement before (google "Byron David Smith"). Hopefully not, and this should be a point in your favor. Don't attempt to make folks think nobody is there (as Smith did), and make sure to lock all doors & windows so forced entry is necessary. However, just going outside armed (if they start breaking into your truck, etc.) could present you as the aggressor because you left the safety of the house. The law has a very narrow path for justified self-defense. Straying from that path will not end well for you. Still not a lawyer. Just don't want you to get in a bind. :drunk2: [/QUOTE]
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