Lawrence asks:
I wonder about certain aspects of these statistics, e.g., if a criminal breaks into my house and I shoot him, does that count as a violent crime? If I kill him before he kills me, how does that show up in the statistics?
No, that's justifiable homicide.Here are the rules of engagement. You'd better be sure you see a threat of violence that is greater than your possiblity of violence. If he is carrying a water balloon, you can't shoot him. His threat has to be greater than what you have. If he has a little pocket knife, you can't shoot him.
And you can't shoot him in the back. Nor while he is fleeing. yrs, andreaswww.andreas.com
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