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Originally Posted by BE911SC
I wouldn't want to sit on the stand in front of a jury and defend my "kill shot," especially if your jury is not exactly made up of your peers.
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And I wouldn't do such a thing, no matter the circumstances of the shoot. You're under no obligation to explain yourself to the cops or the DA and certainly don't have to take the witness stand in the unlikely event you're charged with anything. You don't even have to call 911, though I wouldn't want to have to clean up the mess myself. The burden is on the state. When a dead guy is laying in your house late at night with signs of forced entry, unless you live in a police state, you're usually justified in fearing for your life, which means you're justified in using deadly force to stop the intruder from going any farther into the house.