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Mello2u · October 14, 2009, 08:37 AM

While the original question is vague to say the least:

I imagine that you would face prosecution for some sort of illegal homicide if you shot an univited person who was in your unattached garage which was 30 feet from your house with your firearm through your window and the garage window at a total distance of 35' or so. Imagine if the officer interviewed you and you said: "I saw him in my garage and he was messin with my stuff! that really scared me so I stopped him."

You might have a better defense if you shot the trespasser while you both stood in open doorways 30 feet apart. This still leave various facts not determined like whether the intruder had the ability to harm you.

An garage which is not attached to your home can have different legal statuses depending upon the legal question. Note what your home owner's policy says. Buildings which are not attached to your home are not covered under the same schedule of perils as the home structure or for the same amount of coverage.

October 14, 2009, 08:37 AM	#33
Mello2u Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,424	While the original question is vague to say the least: I imagine that you would face prosecution for some sort of illegal homicide if you shot an univited person who was in your unattached garage which was 30 feet from your house with your firearm through your window and the garage window at a total distance of 35' or so. Imagine if the officer interviewed you and you said: "I saw him in my garage and he was messin with my stuff! that really scared me so I stopped him." You might have a better defense if you shot the trespasser while you both stood in open doorways 30 feet apart. This still leave various facts not determined like whether the intruder had the ability to harm you. An garage which is not attached to your home can have different legal statuses depending upon the legal question. Note what your home owner's policy says. Buildings which are not attached to your home are not covered under the same schedule of perils as the home structure or for the same amount of coverage. __________________ NRA Life Member - Orange Gunsite Member - NRA Certified Pistol Instructor "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it." Frederic Bastiat Last edited by Mello2u; October 14, 2009 at 08:42 AM.