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Aeolus451 on 20 July 2015
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mornelithe said:
Aeolus451 said:


Yes, I see what you're saying but it's not a double standard. Frankly, it depends on the circumstances of those gun deaths. Some see any gun death as bad but that's not the case in reality. It's not that black and white. If someone kills a person trying to break into their home, it's a justified and it's the right thing to do.  

Alot of the statistics people are using in the thread are gun related only and the majority of it is does not make the distinction between criminal gun deaths and justified gun deaths. Also, people aren't posting any statistics about murder by other means or other kinds of violent crime. It's revelent to this. 

That's not as black and white as you make it out to be, either.  

"Any force used against an intruder must usually be proportionate to the harm that is reasonably perceived."

http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/may-i-shoot-an-intruder.html

But, I understand what you're saying.

Which basically means that if you think your life is in danger because of a intruder, you can defend your home with lethal force. That doesn't mean execute him or shoot while he's on the ground. You also don't need to see a weapon or the intruder attack you in most states. Depending on the state, the state laws protect the home owner more and with others not so much.