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If someone is in my house and worth shooting. ie they pose a clear threat to me / my family. Is it ok to shoot them twice? I've always felt that if its worth it to shoot them once its probably a good idea to do it a second time in quick order, not stopping to evaluate the damage of the first round.
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Not a lawyer but I've been doing this awhile. In general, most SD law states you can use force until the threat is gone. There's no magic "one shot and assess". In general, if you are justified in shooting once, you are justified in shooting twice or three times. Whatever it takes. Circumstances and your training (you are training right?) will dictate the number of rounds needed.
Once the threat is down and not moving it is, however, considered bad form to reload and continue shooting. Especially if you have to go to the store to buy the ammo.
May 7, 2006, 03:01 PM
