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Originally Posted by elphenor
This is generally illegal btw you can't just open fire on someone who breaks into your house
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California may have the strictest gun laws in the country yet we have a castle doctrine that reads:
"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."
So yes, if a stranger breaks into my home, and doesn't heed my verbal warning to get the **** out, I can legally shoot them.