Lethal Self Defense, What Is Your Stance On This Issue?

[Bubblicious]

[quote name='Socrates' post='1668834' date='Oct 2 2008, 10:39 PM']God bless Texas![/quote]


Hear, hear!

Bang, Bang!

[mommas_boy]

Since there are so many people here who are familiar with law, could someone please point me in the direction of Illinois law on this issue?

[Norseman82]

[quote name='mommas_boy' post='1673658' date='Oct 9 2008, 09:25 PM']Since there are so many people here who are familiar with law, could someone please point me in the direction of Illinois law on this issue?[/quote]

Illinois law (on almost any issue) often appears to be summed up as:

"Unless connected with Daley, Blago, or Obama, abandon ye all hope".

However, there was a law passed in the past two years that states you cannot be charged under a local anti-handgun ordinance if you defend yourself in your home with an "illegal" handgun. This was in response to someone in the suburb of Wilmette who did just that and ended up being charged under the local handgun ban.

Edited October 10, 2008 by Norseman82

[Winchester]

[quote name='CatherineM' post='1667797' date='Oct 1 2008, 04:07 PM']They told us in law school that it's easier paying off the family of a dead person, than take care of the medical bills and life time care, and lost wages from someone you just maim. Yeah, that's right, if you shoot an intruder, they can sue you for damages you do to them, and sometimes win.[/quote]
But in Texas, they can't make you pay.

[T-Bone _]

I really need to move to Texas.