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Old June 25, 2012, 01:30 PM   #18
Frank Ettin
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Originally Posted by rha600
...however I live in florida where if someone is standing in my house (my garage is part of my house) and I am not shooting them in the back as he's running away, I have every right to put a really big hole in him....
And that is highly doubtful under the circumstances stated.

For an explanation of Florida self defense law and why a Castle Doctrine/Stand You Ground law can not be viewed as a license to shoot or as a "get out of jail" free card see this post.
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