Use Of Deadly Force In Florida

This comes up quite often, so it's time to cut out the politically correct jargon and call that spade a spade.

You may use a gun, or any deadly weapon for that matter, to prevent a "forcible felony" against yourself or another. Florida defines a forcible felony as:

"Treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual."

Yes, refusing to pay income tax is a felony, but you cannot shoot your next-door neighbor should you discover he's been cheating the IRS. There has to be a force on force scenario. The law is quite liberal...remember when "liberal" meant the opposite of what it does today...regarding the use of deadly force to protect one's life and property, or the life and property of another.

If you DO kill someone, and it is declared a good shoot, neither the friends, family, milkman, or cable-TV guy associated with the lowlife scumbag can sue you.

It's quite simple:

Protect yourself, your family and your property. You have no obligation to flee from ANYWHERE. This is not to say that one should be trigger-happy, or abuse the right to bear arms.

And it ain't Texas where you can only shoot a thief if it's dark out. I kid you not.

PS: The difference between robbery and burglary (in most locales): If someone is jacking your gear they are burglarizing. If they whip out a weapon, or in some cases threaten to cause you bodily harm, they are robbing. Some states say it's okay to cap a robber, but NOT a burglar. Florida makes no such caveat. Whats yours is yours and you have the right to keep it.