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10. it is in Virginia.

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 07:40 PM

Jun 2021

You can not claim self defense if you shoot a person through your door.

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Man mistaken for intruder fatally shot by best friend [View all] left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 OP

Is shooting through the door castle doctrine? exboyfil Jun 2021 #1

Yup, it was a "gun discharge" alrighty then. Merlot Jun 2021 #6

If you go to the door with a gun in your hand, is it much... 3catwoman3 Jun 2021 #2

Hope he gets convicted. Shooting someone outside your home is Hoyt Jun 2021 #3

Not In America SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 #5

it is in Virginia. drray23 Jun 2021 #10

Mistakes Happen SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 #4

I tell all my friends to call first or I might shoot them, don't you? dem4decades Jun 2021 #7

Something fishy about this story. Hassler Jun 2021 #9

Should an IQ test be a prerequisite to buying a gun? Jim__ Jun 2021 #11

If it is, gun sales will go down dramatically. Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #13

We need more guns! Deuxcents Jun 2021 #12

Manslaughter? Why isn't he getting the Amber Guyger treatment? Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #14

Ah, yes. Another shining example of how guns make us safer. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #15