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UK: no it wouldn't. UK law permits 'reasonable force'; shooting someone coming at you in close quarters with a knife sounds reasonable. Shooting someone who pun
by Robin_Message 10y ago
UK: no it wouldn't. UK law permits 'reasonable force'; shooting someone coming at you in close quarters with a knife sounds reasonable. Shooting someone who punches you, not so much.
Of course this is probably untested in court as no one here carries a gun.
- hga 10y agoIn practice, that "reasonable force" judgement call and the often demonstrated lack prosecutoral good will results in atrocities like this one, which was merely the first I found with a quick Google search: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1461346/Five-years-in-prison-for-acting-in-self-defence.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1461346/Five-years-in... It can most certainly come up in home invasions, another article by the BBC mentioned about 11 cases in the recent past.
- meigwilym 10y agoQuick googling proves little. Counter point http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1415373/Burglar-lawfully-killed-by-homeowner.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1415373/Burglar-lawfully-kil...
- tim333 10y agoCase here of a brit shooting a burglar with an air rifle. Burglar cycled off, called the police to complain about having been shot, was given 18 months, shooter was ok with self defence http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357901/Burglar-dialled-999-shot-air-rifle-breaking-family-home.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357901/Burglar-dial...