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Monday, May 20, 2002
 
Escalating Levels of Defense

InstaPundit has this story about a Nashville, TN man who stopped two intruders into his home with the use of his wife's .38 caliber gun which was loaded with "snake shot." The man also had at his disposal his own gun, a .45 caliber handgun - presumably not loaded with garden rounds. I shot an email off to Mr. Reynolds asking him whether the homeowner was bound by some aspect of the law to attempt defense with the less lethal force first of all. If the homeowner had walked downstairs and killed the two burglars with the .45 and the investigating police subsequently found the less lethal .38 would there have been hell to pay? If he responds, I'll let you know.