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A Self defense victory in Israel!!

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Еврей:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3559940,00.html

Out of curiosity... does anyone know if there is a similar law in the US?

Americanhero1:
I know in America if you shoot or in anyway hurt the intruder they can sue the home owner

Lisa:
I believe that in Florida, you are allowed to use deadly force against intruders to your home, and that you are allowed to own guns. 

P J C:
I Know for a fact that here in New York, you can only own a weapon if you own a business and carry around large sums of money. But if you shoot an intruder it has to be from the waist down or else you get charged with attempted murder over here.

Shamgar:
In many states, including Florida and Georgia,they have passed what is known as the "Castle Doctrine". You are no longer required to retreat from your position. Whether in your home or outside of your home, if someone attacks you with intent and a weapon and you fear for your life you have the right to shoot them. Several states have passed this law in the last couple of years since the Katrina fiasco.

From Wikipedia:
 Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal concept derived from English Common Law, which designates one's place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one's car or place of work) as a place in which one enjoys protection from illegal trespassing and violent attack. It then goes on to give a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place (his/her "castle"), and/or any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion which may lead to violent attack. In a legal context, therefore, use of deadly force which actually results in death may be defended as justifiable homicide under the Castle Doctrine

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