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Somebody tries to break into my house while I'm there, they are going to get a full load of buckshot headed for their head.

In my opinion, anyone who breaks into a house forfeits their life and is therefore at the mercy of the residents.

Of course, if the residents are some bloodthirsty fellows, and unload a machine gun into them, it may be a little over the top.

Should they go to jail? Yes. Should they be charged with anything above manslaughter? No.

I feel if the person is in self defense and couldn't prevent killing the other then they should not be punished. it's your life on the line.

Self defense iz liek totally wrong.

Take whatever's coming at you like a man, man.

graham what if it saves a life?

i agree with cenere what he said earlier though the mental implications of taking a life are horible, especially if it's self defence and an aaccident.
(obiously i don't know this personally im just guessing lol)

I think it's right if you protect more lifes than you kill.

Remember that's a life is always worth the same as an another life. Even if it's a beggar, president or a murder.

i totally and 100% agree

Remember that's a life is always worth the same as an another life. Even if it's a beggar, president or a murder

i think its right,because if you need to defend yourself it will come in handy. lol

I believe you should be allowed to protect yourself, just so long as you don't go crazy when you do. What I mean is:
A woman's son gets murdered.
Woman takes revenge.
Woman kills murderer.
That is not self defense. However, if the murderer actually was trying to kill her, than she is safe. It is all about the circumstances:
If you hurt someone in his house, it's considered assault. (Unless you were tied up or something like that.)
If you hurt someone in your house, and he has a dangerous weapon, than that is usually self defence.
Self defence is fine. Revenge (or bloodlust) is not.

If someone breaks into your house and gets cut on the window or trips on toys and gets hurt they can sue you. >>

self defence better be allowed, i don't wan't a killer come to my house and tell me WHY i can't attack him, so he kills me and moves onto the next house. thats just not how it works, I have a right to kill him.

i totally agree its dumb like i know a story a shop in our village gets robed the shop owner i know him smashed him on his face and took his weopon he didnt kill him but the thief was wounded and then the tief didnt get any jail and the shop owner had to go 3 months in jail OMG!!!!!

I heard something about A man in texas booby trapping his front door with a shotgun. Thief opens the door gets blasted, sues the man and wins. What a world we live in.

REDRUM REDRUM of course you can kill him

Of course you can self-defense. Cmon, think of it.