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This is false. Lethal force is legal only under very specific conditions in most of the US, although there are exception where states have enacted a Castle doc

by abduhl 15y ago

This is false. Lethal force is legal only under very specific conditions in most of the US, although there are exception where states have enacted a Castle doctrine type of law (Texas is the most obvious example here).

Zak 15y ago
It's actually a majority of states (31) now. These laws don't simply mean you can shoot anyone who trespasses in your house; the entry must be forceful and you must believe that the person intended to seriously harm someone in the house or remove someone against their will. The castle doctrine simply creates a presumption that, barring evidence to the contrary, someone who "unlawfully and forcibly" enters a home plans to harm the people inside.