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Originally Posted by BrianR
Hell, drag em inside after they fall. Why quibble over a few feet?
The only side of the story the cops should hear is YOURS! Dead men tell no tales.
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Indeed, they don't. Apparently, in Colorado, an intruder may prance around your yard all they want and all you can do is to tell them to not trip over the garden hose. However, once they cross your threshold, the laws of the old West apply, and you are free to shoot the sucker between the eyes and skate. However, if the deceased is inconsiderate enough, and you are fast enough on the draw that you shoot him just as he attempts to step over the doorway, and he falls backward out of your house, his loved ones will complain that he was but an innocent collecting donations for the Kiwanis Club and you may end up down in the state pen in Canon City. Even Colorado will let a home owner get away with only so much. After all, what if people started shooting girl scouts selling cookies?