"right to kill" states in the USA

At least in the USA you have some rights to defend your property, in the UK we have none at all.
A recent case locally had a burglar suing a home owner because he tripped on a loose paving slab in her garden and broke his wrist when he fell, he got awarded £1,800 for pain and discomfort as it was ruled she should not have had a loose slab.
I could list loads of such cases but sufficient to say we in the UK have no rights to defend what is ours.
Having said that if I catch someone in my house I am going to use the maximum force available to defend myself and property, of that there is no doubt and I'll worry later about having broke the law.

NCM

Have a look at this from Australia, the burglars mother even manages to sue the householder for thousands, just like in the UK.
Teen wins $50,000 damages after breaking into home - smh.com.au

im all for protecting your property under any circumstances, people shouldnt be trying to rob, harm, or damage others on their property's

here in south houston(pasadena) a man killed robbers that robbed his neighbors house afew months ago, texas courts just ruled and let him go free of charge

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Originally Posted by Nightcrewman

A recent case locally had a burglar suing a home owner because he tripped on a loose paving slab in her garden and broke his wrist when he fell, he got awarded £1,800 for pain and discomfort as it was ruled she should not have had a loose slab.
I could list loads of such cases but sufficient to say we in the UK have no rights to defend what is ours.
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if someone robs you here in america and you shoot/harm but dont kill the robbers, they can come back and sue here also, its pretty messed up how robbers/people that harm others can come back to sue

Someone get found INSIDE my house uninvited and I don't know that someone..........that someone is dead. Pure and simple.

And as for the "Equal force" issue, the cops shoot alleged perps who brandish knives on a regular basis.

The Gov't itself has NUKED other countries for using conventional bombs on us.

This whole "excessive force" thing is absurd. If someone comes at me, I can only assume that they mean me or mine harm. In MY personal security class, they teach to shoot, follow the perp to the ground while continuing to fire until the offender is no longer a threat (IE: on the ground). They teach that IF you are gonna shoot, shoot to kill.

If criminals had it in thier minds that there is a greater than 50% chance of them dying in your house, more criminals would think twice about commiting burglary. They should be more afraid of US than of the courts, 'cuz the judicial system is a joke and they know it! As it sits now, the criminals know that there is a very small chance that the homeowner will even put up resistance, much less harm them. That is wrong!!! The criminal element needs to be very afraid to break into the sanctity of our homes before we can get a handle on crime. I beleive that we should have the right to be able to shoot someone inside our homes (if we are so inclined), no questions asked. Obviously the threat of a small stretch in prison isn't much of a deterrent.

I, personally, believe thoroughly in peace thru SUPERIOR firepower. We have a really large and intimidating dog, and it is WELL known that we have weapons, are trained and willing to use them. So far, several houses in our area have been hit, thankfully ours is not one of them.

I am not advocating violence for every situation. That would be up to the homeowner. But I do advocate having the right to use deadly force to defend our homes, property and loved ones without too much oversight. Thats not to say we should be able to shoot the edison man for reading the meter, rather we should be able to defend or homes and property in whatever manner we choose from those who would do us harm or deprive us of our property. There should be an inquest to determine the validity of the incedent or shooting, nothing more.

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Originally Posted by RevoCWN

in America they have some states that belive if someone breaks into your house, you have the right to shoot them dead on the spot. the rest of the states believe you must run or use no more force than the intruder, ie if the intruder has a knife, you could not use anything more than a knife to stop them from harming you or your family. what are your views on the situation?

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2 points here....

1st, in Mississippi, they don't have to be inside the house to shoot them, they only have to be on your property, and you don't have to drag them inside the house after you shoot them.

2nd, with having served 22 years in the Coast Guard, and that being the *ONLY* military service that is a federal law enforcement agency, I was told the following by a federal magistrate;

If you have to shoot somebody, then empty the entire clip/magazine into them. When the judge asks why you put 14 rounds into the perp, you answer "In the heat of the moment, and being in fear of my life, I kept pulling the trigger until the hammer fell on an empty chamber."

Under NO circumstances do you reload!! First, after emptying the magazine, the threat will be gone. either the perp has hauled ass, or he/she is dead....either way the threat has ended. Second, to reload, consitutes "pre-meditation", and your gonna go to jail.