"rgnmstr" scribbled thusly:
Unfortunately in most states it's against the law to protect property
with deadly force.


That depends VERY much on the state. For example, in NC it is legal to
shoot a trespasser in your yard, if you have it posted and you have
warned the individual.

Fortunately, it's not a situation that comes up very often.

OzOne wrote:
That would be fortunately would it not....can't see a few litres of
petrol or a garden gnome being worth a life.

I agree, but the problem is that a threat against property can turn into
a threat against family very quickly.

One of the best things about life in a small town is that large mobs &
rioters are not among the threats one has to worry about.

DSK