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It’s midnight, and you awaken to strange sounds somewhere outside the front of your home. You get out of bed, grab your firearm, run to your front window and look outside. That’s when you see a masked man in your yard, peeking into your car, and looking around for security cameras. What can you legally... [Read More]

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I want to talk today about some practical uses of our Castle Doctrine here in Colorado and how that might be applicable to you in the unfortunate circumstance where you may be dealing with an intruder. Castle Doctrine in Colorado Quick refresher on the Castle Doctrine: it is a pre-trial motion to dismiss a criminal... [Read More]

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Everyone knows you can defend yourself in your home. But what about protecting other property? Using Force to Defend Property Florida Statute 776.031 allows a person to use or threaten to use non-deadly force if: they reasonably believe such conduct is necessary to prevent or terminate the other’s trespass on, or tortious or criminal interference with,... [Read More]

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Defending Property Let’s discuss the law and the limits to defending your property in Georgia. Georgia law allows a person to protect their property with force from another’s unlawful interference or trespass onto that property. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, the law will also allow a person to stand his or her ground and use legally... [Read More]

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You can use force to protect your property in Missouri. However, you cannot use deadly force to protect your property. It’s a very important distinction to understand. Using Deadly Force You may use deadly force if there is an imminent threat of deadly force being used against you or a third party. If property is... [Read More]

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New Jersey allows for self-defense, but as you can well imagine, it’s a bit complex, and I want to give you some of the basics. Use of Force In order to understand that, you first have to understand the basic number-one concept in New Jersey self-defense law: you must reasonably believe your use of force... [Read More]

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Hi, Mark Edwards here. This month I would like to talk to you about the type of force that one can use to protect personal property. Deadly Force Is Not Justified To start with, I should note that generally the use of deadly force, that is force likely to cause death or great bodily injury,... [Read More]

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Under what circumstances can I use deadly force to defend my property? Ohio law does not allow the use of deadly force to defend property under any circumstances. One can use basic force to defend one’s possessions, but not deadly force. Now, I am speaking in the context of basic thefts here. For instance, someone... [Read More]

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I’d like to talk to you today about defending your property. Deadly Force VS. Non-Deadly Force If you are in your occupied home and it is under attack by an intruder (that is a burglary) you can defend yourself with deadly force. If you’re in an occupied car and there’s a carjacking involved, i.e. someone... [Read More]

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One of the questions that we get quite frequently is, “How far can I go under the law to defend my property?” Everyone works hard, and nothing is worse than a thief because they look to take something that is not theirs, that they didn’t work for, and make it theirs. As angry as you... [Read More]

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Can I defend my property? Consider the following scenario. It’s midnight and you awaken to the sound of breaking glass somewhere outside the front of your home. You get out of bed, run to your front window, and look outside and you see a masked man rummaging through your car parked in your driveway with... [Read More]

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If someone steals your property, can you use deadly force to recover it? Click to watch Independent Program Attorney David Katz explain the limits on how you can legally respond in the Sunshine State.  

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