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Old November 10, 2001, 06:33 AM   #7
yankytrash
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Join Date: April 17, 2001
Location: Farnham, Va
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The rule is survival -

If you don't have family in the house, and they didn't see you, get to a neighbor's house and call 911. Stay in the neighbor's house - if they're armed they might be willing to kill someone over your cheap stereo. You don't want a gunfight over a Sony.

If there's family in the house, you have no way of knowing whether they're armed or not, and you have to shoot. It'd be nice to think you'd take the time to plan out a non-mortal shot, but in reality a chest shot is what's going to happen. Shoot the top guy first so maybe his lifeless body will pin down his buddy long enough for you to throw a knee into his chin while family calls 911.

I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a judge that would convict you in the latter scenario, as long you're within the law in other respects. The officers that come on the scene will probably try to help you out in that case, as they don't have the same liberties we, as home defenders, do, in respects to shooting someone.
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