Quote Originally Posted by JerseyLawyer View Post
Just remember, you can't use deadly force to protect your property. This is why spring-guns and the like are a big no-no (and on every law school torts or crim law exam ever).

Now, if you think he's coming in to kidnap and murder you, then rape your corpse, well, the situation changes.
Well where you live you may not be able too, but back in the united states in many states you have no duty to retreat in your own home or vehicle (castle doctrine). This is a growing trend and a good one.

At any rate you wouldnt find a prosecutor in the land that would file charges against a woman with a baby shooting an intruder with a knife in his hand breaking into her house and into her room.