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NE Bull:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/okla-woman-shoots-kills-intruder911-operators-shoot/story?id=15285605#.TwTl7vJAHAw

You have probably all seen this already, but worth posting, none the less.  This is what parenthood and defense of family/self is about.

unfy:
^^^^

Sorry she had to do it, but for the rest of us --- this part is a relief:


--- Quote from: The Article ---Police are calling the shooting justified.

"You're allowed to shoot an unauthorized person that is in your home. The law provides you the remedy, and sanctions the use of deadly force," Det. Dan Huff of the Blanchard police said.

--- End quote ---

NE Bull:
These are the instances we need to look to when discussing our Victim Protection Act.  Hopefully the perps parents won't try to sue her for wrongful death.  Does OK have protection against that?

OnTheFly:
According to the ABC video, Oklahoma does have a Castle Doctrine.


Though protecting the victim from a lawsuit is only one of the possible aspects of a Castle Doctrine.

Fly

DanClrk51:
I think what this map is showing is the states that have the "presumption" aspect codified in law. That is the presumption that if someone unlawfully and or forcefully enters your home they are there to do you great bodily harm or kill you. So you can shoot them whether they are armed or not soon as they kick down your door or break into your window or whatever and have entered your home illegally. By default all of these states have removed the "duty to retreat" within the home.
This is the NRA Map of the Castle Doctrine states found at: http://www.nraila.org/maps/cd.jpg

However I don't know how accurate this map is because I'm pretty sure Colorado has Castle Doctrine. Isn't that the state that passed Castle Doctrine and the media flipped out and started the "make my day" slur?
Then theres other states like Nebraska where you don't have a duty to retreat from your own home but you don't have the presumption aspect either, so what that means is you can't shoot them just for breaking in, you have to basically wait for them to appear at your bedside wielding a knife/gun at you before you can shoot them.

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