Miss snow? Yeah...right....I can live without it...
As far as shooting people goes, in Michigan, if someone breaks in to your
house you have the option of shooting him dead or not shooting him at
all...if you shoot and wound they can sue you for everything you;ve
got...also, they have to die in the house..if they crawl out and die on the
sidewalk, you are then a murderer rather than shooting in self-defense...


"DSK" wrote in message
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katysails wrote:
gee...we're only allowed to shoot trespassing dogs...maybe we should move
to NC...

You'd miss all the snow, wouldn't you? We haven't even had a freeze here
yet.

Actually I believe it's a fairly universal principle in most states, that
one may (or even should) use deadly force to prevent the commission of a
fatal crime. Hey Dave, if you're reading this thread, any comment on this?

I know it's true in Florida, years ago a co-worker shot a robber in a
convenience store who was holding a gun to the clerk's head. The cops
showed up at the shop, took his statement, and left. He was never charged
with anything.

As for trespassing, some states have recently (in the past 20 years AFAIK)
passed laws mandating "maximum retreat" meaning that you cannot use force
to defend your property. Sounds pretty stupid to me, it's not a big
problem for society that gung-ho home-owners are shooting crooks in record
numbers. Maybe the crooks have a better lobby?

Regards
Doug King