Andy wrote:
> Dan Abel said...
>
>> In article >,
>> Abe > wrote:
>>
>>>>> Well it wasn't a happy 4th for us!
>>>>>
>>>>> Our place in Texas was broken into and robbed as well as
>>>>> ransacked!
>>>>>
>>>> My solution? A double tap to the face of every scummy arsehole who
>>>> wants to invade someone elses home.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, unless you can PROVE that your life was in imminent
>>> danger, and no, the break-in alone isn't enough to prove that,
>>> you're looking at a very long time in jail.
>>>
>>> Sad but true.
>>
>> I guess it's time to ask, what is a "double tap"? Obviously it is
>> force, but is it lethal or non-lethal?
>
>
> A double-tap is a rapid-fire two rounds from a handgun.
>
> As mentioned above, self-defense doesn't include lethal force for
> defending "things," rather defending the lives of yourself and those
> around you from imminent death, AS A LAST RESORT!!!

If someone I don't recognize breaks into my house or business when I'm
present, I'll be in fear of my life. That's all that's required. I don't
have to 'prove' it, I just have to say it.

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Dave
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