Today, 10:05 AM #34
shooter71 wrote:
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i was the dumb one in my class...i missed "1" question and i believe everyone else got them all right
the question read something like :
" if you see a guy kicking in your door, do you have the right to shoot him"
i said no
well i was wrong..the instructor said if you can "see" him in the process of kicking in my door that is a violant act you can shoot. ...
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This caught my attention. You mean in your jurisdiction you can shoot a guy for merely pounding on a door ? Geesh ... here in California I believe a lethal threat needs to be present, before pulling a gun and shooting anyone. Pulling a gun on a guy pounding on the door strikes me, as 'elevating the confrontation to a lethal level'. In other words, aside from brandishing, a felony out here, the BG would then be justified in killing me.
Interesting perspective ... does a stranger pounding on the door to my home, as in trying to breakin, pose a lethal threat to the occupant(s) ?