Actually since I am very familiar with and have enforced the law... No I would not shoot just to protect property. This is an old and often upheld bit of case law. You do what you think best for you.You know how you can tell when people don't have a leg to stand on? When they start making snide remarks about the other because they have nothing left.
Talk about irony?!?!
You've grabbed your weapon three times in the last year including full draw on a kid that I'm sure wet himself, all three were perfectly legal and the people who don't have to "wonder" about the intentions of people in their home and have NOT had to grab their weapons or draw on innocent people are the ones with the "problem"?!?! WTH?
I wonder who is more likely to shoot an innocent person. The one who keeps reaching for his weapon or the one who has had no reason to because he takes the simplest of precautions?
You simply can NOT make this stuff up.
Ken, Bear, ANYONE coming in my locked home will get shot. I don't care what 'state' they are in or what their intentions are. I know what is reasonable to assume their intentions is. The same intention most every other person has that breaks into homes.
I suppose if a person breaks into your home and announces "Don't worry, I'm not going to harm anyone, I'm just going to take your stuff.", that you two would then say "Well dang, since I'm now not in fear for my life, I guess I'll just show you were the good stuff is."
I can't believe this is even a discussion.
