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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: epicure who wrote (227412)7/8/2013 10:51:34 PM
From: Ron  Read Replies (3) of 542233
 
As I recall, the law used to require the homeowner to clearly be in danger in order to shoot an intruder.
Some years ago in a nearby town , a fellow shot and killed a teenager who had broken into his garage and was fleeing.
He was tried and convicted, but I don't recall the sentence. That caused quite a stir by the "shoot first ask questions later" crowd. The laws vary from state to state.
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