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Old June 25, 2012, 02:05 PM   #21
Bartholomew Roberts
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Originally Posted by kmaysob
what would the consequences be of going outside with gun HOLSTERED on your side,and holding them until the police show up
Well, one consequence is that you would give up whatever legal protections the Castle Doctrine offers you once you step outside the premises as defined by your state's law.

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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.
Yeah, Florida law doesn't say that.

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So no, I would not be committing murder.
It might be a murder that was hard to prove; but under Florida law, it would still be murder as you described it.

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Originally Posted by scrubcedar
Had you lived in Colorado the only fact that is important is were they on your property with or without your approval. If the answer is without you may open fire no other facts needed as long as they stayed on your property.
Is there some kind of contest of the ridiculous that I missed? How are these little pieces of bad legal advice helpful in a Tactics or Training perspective?
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