Moot
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Re: Is the age of a dead burglar,assailant,armed robber, attempted rapist/murder rela
Interesting, I didn't know you could load bean bags into shotguns or rubber bullets into firearms as a first round. That sounds like a good idea, joko. I haven't read the criticisms...but...a firearm loaded with rubber bullets and "if left out, not correctly put away, or somehow got into the hands of younger kids" ...can still be lethal. I've seen the welts those rubber bullets produce and they ain't pretty and if one hit a child in the head it could easily kill them and if that didn't, the second more lethal round surely would. There really is no excuse for a leaving a loaded weapon easily accessible in a house with children present, whether it has rubber bullets in it or not.
Even the castle doctrine mentions 'reasonable' and 'reasonable force' doesn't it?
In questioning the prosecutor, Reuters asked about killing a "YOUNG child just walking home from the store" - meaning Reuters is going to continue to lie in its incessant campaign against American gun ownership.
BUT I answered MAYBE, because "burglars" were included in the list. For home defense we actual have our main firearms for that having a first round of a rubber bullet (or beanbag) if a shotgun. It would take 1/2 second at the most for a lethal round if truly necessary. Many on the forum criticize this, but in fact we often do have children at our home, many guests, many visitors and young kids can also be burglars. The rubber bullet/beanbag is a safeguard in that just-in-case a firearm left out, not correctly put away, or somehow gotten into by one of the younger kids - and because we would not want kill a friend, relative or guest - or an 11 year old who snuck in at night to steal something - ie burglar.
Interesting, I didn't know you could load bean bags into shotguns or rubber bullets into firearms as a first round. That sounds like a good idea, joko. I haven't read the criticisms...but...a firearm loaded with rubber bullets and "if left out, not correctly put away, or somehow got into the hands of younger kids" ...can still be lethal. I've seen the welts those rubber bullets produce and they ain't pretty and if one hit a child in the head it could easily kill them and if that didn't, the second more lethal round surely would. There really is no excuse for a leaving a loaded weapon easily accessible in a house with children present, whether it has rubber bullets in it or not.
Totally agree...except for the reason I mentioned above. If you're worried about not shooting a young kid trying to steal (which is not that uncommon) then why don't you get a security camera instead? That way you have the evidence and the kid isn't physically hurt or worse.Take "burglar" off the list and you have violent crimes, so then it doesn't matter - although I could bandy the word "assault" in the sense of some young kid throwing a violent tantrum. But "burglary?" Yes, I think age matters particularly in the castle doctrine states where you can shoot a burglar basically just to shoot them. I do not want to kill a young kid trying to steal something. I do not want any lethal accidental gun deaths at our home either - and that is the 1/2 second compromise for those reasons. But I also think that margin actually allows us to shoot faster in any questionable situation - plus that'd be a damn good lessen for a 13 year old sneaking in to steal something anyway.
Even the castle doctrine mentions 'reasonable' and 'reasonable force' doesn't it?