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Originally Posted by transmaro93
just so you guys are clear and maybe someone else can elaborate... in NJ and now this is depdending on a judges ruling... its illegal to shoot anybody outside of your actual living house.. even on your own property... unless fired upon first (hopefully its not to late)... and if they break in your house, unless they are clearly armed and you see a gun in their hand then you cant shoot them... if you dont see they are armed you are sopposed to retreat and warn them " i have a gun, i will shoot you" untill you cannot retreat no more i.e. backed into a corner... and then if they still havent left and there is no more room to go you can shoot them... thats what i was told by a few guys that have worked in law enforcement... but they break in and you see a gun in their hand you have no choice but to assume that its loaded and they are going to kill you and you can shoot them.... and remember... if you shoot them... shoot to kill because then there is only one story to tell... and no counter suit to deal with... just unload the clip into the dirtbag and say "i dont know what happen officer it happened so fast... i jsut pointed and shot untill i couldnt any more...".... this is what i go by... makes sense to me... but i mean if i seen someone robbing my garage you can damn well bet they might get a tickle of buckshot up their ass! i really hope you never have to deal with it... but i mean if there is no little kids in your house... a gun isnt a bad idea... just a shot gun or somthing... easy to use.. easy to load... very effective! good luck wish you the best!
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^^^ that is what is commonly known as the "Castle Act".... Not EVERY town/city has the castle act. Meaning some towns/cities believe that your home is not your last line of defense and therefore you have no right to use deadly force.
IMO build a dam fence around your property and buy a pitbul.