[Blue Jays]

I did not miss your point.
New Jersey would be a very tough place for this to happen.
People are getting attacked by wild animals (in the suburbs) and there is apparently nothing they can lawfully do about it under the present absurd laws.

[Polynikes]

I agree the laws are absurd and a person cannot lawfully defend themselves in those circumstances. If it comes down to living and surviving or breaking the law I will opt for living and surviving. No sane person would allow themselves to be killed because some bureaucrat says you have to die because the law says so. Sort of a judged by 12 rather than carried by 6 situation.