Originally Posted by
tgull
I'd have to assess the situation as it happened, we have stand your ground laws where I live. If it was some random kid running by I'd let it go and just fix up the damage, cost of being a homeowner, and payback for a couple mailboxes I ripped down when I was 15. If it were grown men standing on my lawn taunting and threatening that is a grey area, not sure what I would do. Obviously someone trying to get inside and harm my family, well let's just say I am a firm 2nd amendment guy. Like most people I am generally non-violent, of course I would become terribly violent and borderline sadistic if someone came in my house with intentions to harm my family.