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I understand your thought and agree to a point but my feeling is that the decision to take a life must be of such importance that whether or not it is legal should not matter.
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And I would take the other position, that taking a life is of such importance that whether one's action is legal or not should be near paramount in your thoughts.
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If someone breaks into your house at 3:00 a.m. with a gun and threatens you and your family are you really going to be concerned about whether or not your state supports the castle doctrine?
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No, because that is irrelevant. I know it is irrelevant because I am aware of the legal considerations present in such a case.
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When choosing to fire you must make the decision based on your physical protection rather than your legal protection.
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And determining how to make that choice is based as much on legal issues as anything else. Is force authorized in this type of situation? How much force can I use to ensure outcome "A", and so on. My $.02.