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Powdered Toast Man please
09-28-2009, 05:55 PM
ok, so lets say someone breaks into my house, and im waiting their with my gun. what happens if i surprise the intruder and he tries to run and i shoot him?
is that legal in florida?
get me a beer
09-28-2009, 06:05 PM
Shoot to kill so they can't sue you.
PROJECT PAT
09-28-2009, 06:59 PM
in florida i think it is.
PROJECT PAT
09-28-2009, 07:00 PM
just to be safe you should leave a knife lying on a table and then say that after you told him to freeze he turned around and lunged for the knife so you shot him in the back.
ok, so lets say someone breaks into my house, and im waiting their with my gun. what happens if i surprise the intruder and he tries to run and i shoot him?
is that legal in florida?
In the state of florida you do not have the duty to retreat prior to using lethal force -- anywhere.
Therefore you may open fire.
More freedoms (benefit of doubt) are extended to you in your residence or place of business.
However it would be inadvisable to shoot the intruder(s) in the back unless you feel there still is a real threat to you or anyone else lawfully within the residence.
Shoot to kill so they can't sue you.
An actor(s) or the next of kin of the actor(s) who are in commission of a forcible felony in the state of florida cannot file suit against the victim.
Here in florida (unlike other states) we respect the rights of the victim and shit on the rights of the criminal.
Out of curiosity, why would you shoot someone who's running away?
Either way, I'm not sure if that's legal - it sounds like the kind of thing that'd get brought through a series of courts (and fox news affiliates) so it probably wouldn't be worth it regardless of whether or not it's legal. If there's one thing that's as bad as jail it's court.
Out of curiosity, why would you shoot someone who's running away?
Examples (two of many):
Someone who is running away while still clutching a firearm is still a lethal threat.
The time it takes to turn and fire is rather short.
Example:
If you break in to my house and I confront you on one side of the house...
You run...
My girlfriend is on the other side of the house (in the direction you are running) -- I would be fearful you could potentially attack my girlfriend.
Either way, I'm not sure if that's legal - it sounds like the kind of thing that'd get brought through a series of courts (and fox news affiliates) so it probably wouldn't be worth it regardless of whether or not it's legal. If there's one thing that's as bad as jail it's court.
As previously stated -- legal in florida (for the most part).
Azure
09-28-2009, 09:08 PM
Fuck, I hate Canadian gun laws. I know a police chief who served TIME for shooting an armed intruder who broke into his house.
Fuck, I hate Canadian gun laws. I know a police chief who served TIME for shooting an armed intruder who broke into his house.
That is also the case for some states here in the US.
Example:
New Jersey -- you have the duty to retreat from your home or place of business prior to using lethal force.
In other words -- you have to be backed up against a brick wall with no where to run.
-and-
Chances are you will get prosecuted.
Example:
Vermont -- they'll hand you a medal for taking out a bad guy.
Example:
Hawaii -- victims have no rights -- only the criminal.
Example:
Pennsylvania -- you do not have to retreat prior to using lethal force in your home or place of business.
However you must make a reasonable effort (retreat from aggressor) if out in public prior to using lethal force.
Bender
09-29-2009, 01:38 AM
You could plead that he yelled I'm going to shoot and that it was dark. Also, you'd have to make the shot fatal so he can't sue or testify against you. You also would have to have a tight story and not have the gun out in an odd area. Like the bathroom or anything.
EDIT Make sure you say that you thought he was armed and had you in a room with no were to go.
Powdered Toast Man please
09-29-2009, 02:20 AM
Out of curiosity, why would you shoot someone who's running away?
i was recently robbed and am hoping for a repeat offense so i can get my stuff back:
macbook
blackberry
ipod
some other small things
Floppy Ham Sandwich
09-29-2009, 04:01 PM
Two words:
Castle Law.
You could plead that he yelled I'm going to shoot and that it was dark. Also, you'd have to make the shot fatal so he can't sue or testify against you. You also would have to have a tight story and not have the gun out in an odd area. Like the bathroom or anything.
EDIT Make sure you say that you thought he was armed and had you in a room with no were to go.
^^^
Don't read -- bad information.
I already answered this question in detail.
FL = castle doctrine
FL = aggressor cannot sue
Where you have gun doesn't make any bit of difference.
Don't pay attention to this dumbfuck -- OP.
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