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Old 10-14-2015, 05:47 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Previously I used to rent apartments, so trick or treaters never bothered me before. Halloween almost did not exist there. But last Halloween I spent in normal residential area at the house party and saw how different it is in non-rental neighborhood: lots of kids coming in and out.

Now I own a house too, but in kind of tough area so here it is better to watch out and keep gun loaded all the time. Halloween night is a good opportunity for any sort of criminals to do their business covered with masks/costumes but without drawing police attention. Also one person told me that his property was vandalized by some angry kids during Halloween night (they splashed paint on his garage door).

How to prevent trick or treaters from coming at my door? In parallel thread I saw if your porch light is off, they are not supposed to come: is this correct? How well it normally works?

If somebody is breaking in through my door, and I know for sure that in next few seconds the door will fall off, can I legally shoot intruders through the door? And also if somebody trespassed into my backyard with unknown intent, can I legally shoot them?

By the way, I still don't have CHL, and it is unclear to me what is a legal borderline around my house where I don't need CHL to shoot back. As far as I know, if I am in a backyard and there are criminals shooting at me from outside, I can shoot back without need for CHL. But what for example if my car is parked not in garage but near the front door in a public driveway and I am caught by enemy fire somewhere in between my front door and the car? Can I use my gun legally without CHL in this zone?
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Old 10-14-2015, 06:39 PM
 
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You need to ask a lawyer. A CHL is not a shoot-people-without-consequences card.

Don't be like that guy who killed the kid for egging his Mercedes on Halloween.
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Old 10-14-2015, 09:08 PM
 
Location: Non Extradition Country
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Google the "castle doctrine". That will answer your questions.
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Old 10-14-2015, 09:41 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Google the "castle doctrine". That will answer your questions.
Not really. I know about the castle doctrine. But the zone between the front door of my house and the car parked in the shared driveway is very questionable.
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Old 10-14-2015, 09:50 PM
 
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Ask on a gun forum if you want to take the word of Internet strangers.
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Old 10-14-2015, 09:50 PM
 
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Something tells me this guy is going to be on the news pretty soon
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Old 10-14-2015, 10:03 PM
 
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You need to ask a lawyer. A CHL is not a shoot-people-without-consequences card.

Don't be like that guy who killed the kid for egging his Mercedes on Halloween.
He needs to seek mental help, not legal help. Seriously, who thinks up stuff like this.
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Old 10-14-2015, 10:11 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Well I heard story that few years ago someone in Houston shot a couple of thieves who did not even enter his house; they were trying to break into his neighbor's house. So he shot them dead and never had any legal issues. Pretty nice
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Old 10-14-2015, 10:13 PM
 
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He needs to seek mental help, not legal help. Seriously, who thinks up stuff like this.
Well if you live in River Oaks and never get out of your area, your point of view is understandable. Maybe you don't even need a gun at all in River Oaks.
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Old 10-14-2015, 10:20 PM
 
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Well if you live in River Oaks and never get out of your area, your point of view is understandable. Maybe you don't even need a gun at all in River Oaks.
If it's that bad where you live maybe you should move.

I don't feel the need to own any guns and I don't live in River Oaks.
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