Home defense laws in your state?

Mad Hatter · 10-12-2007, 12:42 PM

First off, I have been reading your forum for a while and you seem like a real good group, so I have decided to register and post.
My question is, what is the law in your state reguarding home invasion or just burgulars being in your home while you are there? In our state of Connecticut you cannot do anything to someone in your home walking off with your goodies, unless your life is threatened and the intruder has a weapon. All you can do is call the police..

ezearln · 10-12-2007, 12:54 PM

Don't let the goons try that here, it's been know to result in a terminal case of "High Speed Lead Poisoning" !

Dallas · 10-12-2007, 12:58 PM

Hello welcome aboard the boards.

snuffysmith · 10-12-2007, 01:53 PM

Welcome aboard, Mad Hatter,
You've found a great forum here and I'm glad to see your first post.
Here in the south, it's a little easier to defend your home and family but each case should be judged on it's own.
If you feel your life or your family is in danger then I don't think you'll have much trouble.
Just remember to drag them inside before calling 911. LOL

Snuffy

Triggerjerk · 10-12-2007, 02:01 PM

In NH you do not have to retreat from your home. As one law enforcement officer told me, "Of course if you come home to find some 15 year old kid trying to take your stereo and he's unarmed, you can't just shoot him. Kick his ass and call the police." So, there is a judgement call to be made. But on the whole, you ought not to break into peoples' homes in NH. They have been known to react with terminal violence.

rondog · 10-12-2007, 02:51 PM

Kill 'em and eat 'em.

ezearln · 10-12-2007, 02:51 PM

With or without drawn butter?

Triggerjerk · 10-12-2007, 03:09 PM

Now wait a minute...I'm fussy about what I eat. And if you think that I'm gonna eat some methamphetamine freak...

ezearln · 10-12-2007, 03:13 PM

Aw shucks TJ if'n you fully cook em that meth cooks right out of em but I find the older ones a lil lean and chewy!

Triggerjerk · 10-12-2007, 03:24 PM

Ever notice how these threads change? We started out with self defense laws and end up like Gloria Childs.

ezearln · 10-12-2007, 03:30 PM

LOL TJ we is just poking fun and I admit the subject is serious but you have to admit some states have some pretty much idiotic self defense laws on the books don't you agree?

Triggerjerk · 10-12-2007, 03:35 PM

Yeah...in MA you have to leave your own home.

ezearln · 10-12-2007, 03:37 PM

You need to start a grass roots push to get the "Castle Doctrine" adopted in your state! Provides alot of protection and discretion for a homeowner trying to protect hearth and home!

gunney_m · 10-12-2007, 03:49 PM

Welcome to G&G, here in Muskogee cops have a law and a saying, the make my day law, any sign of your life being threatened while your inside of your home for instance, if someone is breaking in your house and you can justify it you put there lights out by any means nececary.

damage855 · 10-12-2007, 03:53 PM

here in NC if you feel that your life or family life is in danger you can use deadly force.

sniper1958 · 10-12-2007, 04:30 PM

Welcome! I just moved from Florida to Colorado. Thank God both states have the Castle Doctrine! I can defend myself and others at my home and anywhere I am lawfully allowed to be regardless of the BG's armed status or perceived intentions. If I feel threatened, I can take action up to and including deadly force. Most of the northeast think the BG's will simply take possessions without inflicitng harm. Headlines from all over America show that is not the case. After beating and robbing people, many invaders go the extra step and kill the occupants. This could be to eliminate witnesses and/or gang inititation. Either way, light 'em up! If they are unarmed, quote Clint Eastwood: "well, he should have armed himself!"

Triggerjerk · 10-12-2007, 04:52 PM

Hey, billy's in Colorado, too. Lots of Zombie hunting out there.

Dallas · 10-12-2007, 05:32 PM

I've been searching the net because I'm not sure what the law actually reads here in Virginia. I can't find anything.

damage855 · 10-12-2007, 06:03 PM

http://www.piedmontnrainstructors.or...irearmsLaw.pdf

this might help.

A-10 · 10-12-2007, 08:03 PM

In NC, one may use deadly force if they or someone else is in iminent danger bodily harm or sexual assault. You may not use deadly force to prevent theft. If someone breaks into my house to steal something, I'm going to feel threatened and as Earl said, induce high-speed lead poisoning upon the intruder.

10-12-2007, 12:42 PM	#1
Mad Hatter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 592	Home defense laws in your state? First off, I have been reading your forum for a while and you seem like a real good group, so I have decided to register and post. My question is, what is the law in your state reguarding home invasion or just burgulars being in your home while you are there? In our state of Connecticut you cannot do anything to someone in your home walking off with your goodies, unless your life is threatened and the intruder has a weapon. All you can do is call the police..

10-12-2007, 12:54 PM	#2
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	Don't let the goons try that here, it's been know to result in a terminal case of "High Speed Lead Poisoning" ! __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

10-12-2007, 12:58 PM	#3
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	Hello welcome aboard the boards. __________________ Those who forget History are condemed to repeat it.

10-12-2007, 01:53 PM	#4
snuffysmith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: central Arkansas Posts: 562	Welcome aboard, Mad Hatter, You've found a great forum here and I'm glad to see your first post. Here in the south, it's a little easier to defend your home and family but each case should be judged on it's own. If you feel your life or your family is in danger then I don't think you'll have much trouble. Just remember to drag them inside before calling 911. LOL Snuffy __________________ time & weather changes everything

10-12-2007, 02:01 PM	#5
Triggerjerk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 978	In NH you do not have to retreat from your home. As one law enforcement officer told me, "Of course if you come home to find some 15 year old kid trying to take your stereo and he's unarmed, you can't just shoot him. Kick his ass and call the police." So, there is a judgement call to be made. But on the whole, you ought not to break into peoples' homes in NH. They have been known to react with terminal violence. __________________ We old dogs can learn new tricks. We just may not like performng them. TJ

10-12-2007, 02:51 PM	#6
rondog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 1,324	Kill 'em and eat 'em.

10-12-2007, 02:51 PM	#7
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	With or without drawn butter? __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

10-12-2007, 03:09 PM	#8
Triggerjerk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 978	Now wait a minute...I'm fussy about what I eat. And if you think that I'm gonna eat some methamphetamine freak... __________________ We old dogs can learn new tricks. We just may not like performng them. TJ Last edited by Triggerjerk; 10-12-2007 at 03:15 PM.

10-12-2007, 03:13 PM	#9
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	Aw shucks TJ if'n you fully cook em that meth cooks right out of em but I find the older ones a lil lean and chewy! __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

10-12-2007, 03:24 PM	#10
Triggerjerk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 978	Ever notice how these threads change? We started out with self defense laws and end up like Gloria Childs. __________________ We old dogs can learn new tricks. We just may not like performng them. TJ

10-12-2007, 03:30 PM	#11
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	LOL TJ we is just poking fun and I admit the subject is serious but you have to admit some states have some pretty much idiotic self defense laws on the books don't you agree? __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

10-12-2007, 03:35 PM	#12
Triggerjerk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 978	Yeah...in MA you have to leave your own home. __________________ We old dogs can learn new tricks. We just may not like performng them. TJ

10-12-2007, 03:37 PM	#13
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	You need to start a grass roots push to get the "Castle Doctrine" adopted in your state! Provides alot of protection and discretion for a homeowner trying to protect hearth and home! __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

10-12-2007, 03:49 PM	#14
gunney_m Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Muskogee,Ok Posts: 1,931	Welcome to G&G, here in Muskogee cops have a law and a saying, the make my day law, any sign of your life being threatened while your inside of your home for instance, if someone is breaking in your house and you can justify it you put there lights out by any means nececary.

10-12-2007, 03:53 PM	#15
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 927 Blog Entries: 1	here in NC if you feel that your life or family life is in danger you can use deadly force. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

10-12-2007, 04:30 PM	#16
sniper1958 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 123	Welcome! I just moved from Florida to Colorado. Thank God both states have the Castle Doctrine! I can defend myself and others at my home and anywhere I am lawfully allowed to be regardless of the BG's armed status or perceived intentions. If I feel threatened, I can take action up to and including deadly force. Most of the northeast think the BG's will simply take possessions without inflicitng harm. Headlines from all over America show that is not the case. After beating and robbing people, many invaders go the extra step and kill the occupants. This could be to eliminate witnesses and/or gang inititation. Either way, light 'em up! If they are unarmed, quote Clint Eastwood: "well, he should have armed himself!"

10-12-2007, 04:52 PM	#17
Triggerjerk Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 978	Hey, billy's in Colorado, too. Lots of Zombie hunting out there. __________________ We old dogs can learn new tricks. We just may not like performng them. TJ

10-12-2007, 05:32 PM	#18
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	I've been searching the net because I'm not sure what the law actually reads here in Virginia. I can't find anything. __________________ Those who forget History are condemed to repeat it.

10-12-2007, 06:03 PM	#19
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 927 Blog Entries: 1	http://www.piedmontnrainstructors.or...irearmsLaw.pdf this might help. __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

10-12-2007, 08:03 PM	#20
A-10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 732	In NC, one may use deadly force if they or someone else is in iminent danger bodily harm or sexual assault. You may not use deadly force to prevent theft. If someone breaks into my house to steal something, I'm going to feel threatened and as Earl said, induce high-speed lead poisoning upon the intruder. __________________ If there's nothing worth dying for, there's nothing worth living for.