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Old 10-11-2017, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Absalom View Post
My thoughts exactly. From the quote, the guy appears a nuisance, but harmless, so obviously you can’t shoot him.
Harmless? How do you know? He was forcing his way into the home. Here's what CA law says:
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198.5. 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.
Regardless of what that says, I agree that some common sense needs to be applied before you just bust a cap in someone.


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