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To: epicure who wrote (227474)	7/10/2013 1:28:41 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540836

Yes, you are right on, Epicure . It apparently is all right to shoot a residence intruder (In California) day or night now. At least if the conditions are met that The California Legislature has codified it in Penal Code 198.5 (known as the Castle doctrine) which states: "Any person using force intended or likely to cause death or great bodily injury within his or her residence shall be presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury to self, family, or a member of the household when that force is used against another person, not a member of the family or household, who unlawfully and forcibly enters or has unlawfully and forcibly entered the residence and the person using the force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry occurred. As used in this section, great bodily injury means a significant or substantial physical injury." The presumption would mean, I presume, the homeowner has the right of self defense if those circumstances above are met. Thanks for the update