davisenvy wrote:
Check out NC's Castle Doctrine. The law permits one to use lethal force free from legal responsibility/prosecution for the consequences of the force used.
Not everyone lives in fear. I, for one, do not.
Ours is written the same way, however, it only protects you from civil suit if the shooting occurs in your residence, place of business, or automobile, and it has to be a good shoot, that being a situation where the use of lethal force is warranted, and again, shooting at a fleeing suspect doesn't cover that. According to the law, if he's getting away with your property you can shoot, but there are still some legal proceedings to deal with and the question still remains… How much is that microwave really worth?
I belong to an organization called Texas Law Shield, that covers all of your expenses up to and including trial should you have to use deadly force. It's only $150 a year and that's cheap insurance. These things are piping up all over the country in states where concealed or open carry is legal. If you carry it's certainly cheap insurance and worth looking into.