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Default Wife Attacked by Club Wielder Saved by Husband with Gun
On 9/20/13 12:12 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:08:16 -0400, iBoaterer
wrote:

Thank goodness we have the right to defend ourselves, at least in some
states.

In what state do you not have the "right to defend" yourself?

In northeastern states that right is not as absolute as you would have
us believe.
I know a guy who did 7 years in Md for killing an intruder in his own
home (bare hands).

The operative question at trial was "after you hit him the first time,
could you have escaped (from your own home)"
The answer was "maybe"
Then it was "why did you hit him again"

... guilty as charged.

It is one reason why using a gun is safer, legally.

You are in danger ... bang... you are not. As long as you don't shoot
again, it was self defense.

In an empty hand defense or using any blunt object, you have to
justify every single blow.


So, when PsychoScotty attempts his long-threatened home invasion and
gets as his reward a single blast in the belly from a 12-gauge when he
busts down the door...I was simply defending myself or standing my
ground. Got it! There's really no way to "quickly retreat."
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