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To: epicure who wrote (227412)	7/8/2013 10:50:36 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540793

I believe the legal definition of burglary, which is what your reference refers to, is the breaking and entering of a domicile at night. IT'S OK to shoot someone inside your house during the day if the requirements of self-defense are met (would a reasonable person in the same position think they were faced/being threatened with deadly force), but you can't just blast them like you can at night. If my rusty memory is recalling correctly.

To: epicure who wrote (227412)	7/8/2013 10:51:34 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 540793

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.