Interesting question. Legally what rights to we have in defending our homes and property against people with Molotov Cocktails for instance. Is shooting someone legal? I live in California and the laws may be different.
Throwing Molotov Cocktails into homes? How dangerous!
This needs to be stopped before it grows!
That’s attempted murder in my opinion.
I live in california also and if they are trying to hurt you, you can shoot. If they break into your house you can shoot. I Have a CCW(Amador county gives them out)and if your life is threatened, in your house or out, you can shoot. Better to shoot anyway if you are in doubt. The rule is, "Better to be tried by 12 then be carried by 6". This holds true. Rioters in the USA better be f***ing aware, their a** is in danger of being shot full of holes.
I don’t care what the laws are, if someone is about to toss a Molotov at myself, my family, my car, my house they’ll get shot. No matter what state I lived in. Here in Washington state it would be legal as you are stopping a felony.
Not sure if the looting of a store is a felony or not. A felony robbery is over $750 in Washington. So a convienence store probably not. The local video store yes. However, if a rabble of “youts” are running all over the place it would seem to be likely to be “in fear for your life”. However, while those security cameras are always blurry in trying to catch the young punk robber, I’m sure it would capture in full clarity some older white guy putting a stop to a flash mob. Of course if they came after me directly that would be a different matter.
“Brandishing” a weapon during a flash mob may or may not be legal - I’m not sure. Probably not.
I live in CA and if a saw a piece of human vermin standing outside my home, about to throw a Molotov Cocktail through my front window, I would blast him with my 38 police special, no questions asked.
As the saying goes, better to be judged by 12, then carried away by six.
The self defense laws in Kalifornia are quite simple: you are NOT PERMITTED to harm a Democrat voter!
Better check Cali laws, fleeing Molotovs is a good idea anyway. In Florida one can shoot with any reasonable fear of life.
If it is a choice between following state dictates and saving somebody’s life, always take your case before a jury.
This is what ALaska law says about that issue...
AS 11.81.350. Justification: Use of Force in Defense of Property and Premises.
(b) A person may use deadly force upon another when and to the extent the person reasonably believes it necessary to terminate what the person reasonably believes to be the commission or attempted commission of arson upon a dwelling or occupied building.
In other words, don't pull that London crap up here in Alaska, especially when most of us are armed to the teeth.