I've heard enough misconseptions in the last few days to really irritate me. In just the last few days i've had a number of people say that shooting an intruder in your own home is against Utah law. WTF? One even said that in the CCP class they took a few years ago that it was explained the you couldn't even shoot an intruder who was armed with a knife or a gun. In what way does this make sense to people? I just don't get it. I've read over the laws after attending a great CCP class, and again looked them over tonight. The laws are quite clear that deadly force can be applied to a home intruder. There is not one word about whether or not said intruder needs to be armed to justify deadly force to stop them..
Does anyone else get this from friends, family, co-workers? It's so irritating to then get into a conversation about it, because everyone has heard a story on the news where the homeowner got arrested, or they heard 'this' from a cop, or they were told 'that' by their friend who saw a guy do a thing...
A dirtbag comes rollin up into my home uninvited and I feel my family is in danger, I will use deadly force to stop that threat. Simple as that. I have the right to do so, and protecting my family is #1 to me.
Here is a law abiding citizen defending their home:
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Why do some people think that's not OK to do? That beats a headline of, "WOMAN KILLED IN ROBBERY....SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE" any day.
76-2-405. Force in defense of habitation.
(1) A person is justified in using force against another when and to the extent that he
reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other's unlawful entry
into or attack upon his habitation; however, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to cause death or serious bodily injury only if:
(a) the entry is made or attempted in a violent and tumultuous manner, surreptitiously, or by
stealth, and he reasonably believes that the entry is attempted or made for the purpose of
assaulting or offering personal violence to any person, dwelling, or being in the habitation and he
reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent the assault or offer of personal
violence; or
(b) he reasonably believes that the entry is made or attempted for the purpose of committing a
felony in the habitation and that the force is necessary to prevent the commission of the felony.
(2) The person using force or deadly force in defense of habitation is presumed for the
purpose of both civil and criminal cases to have acted reasonably and had a reasonable fear of
imminent peril of death or serious bodily injury if the entry or attempted entry is unlawful and is
made or attempted by use of force, or in a violent and tumultuous manner, or surreptitiously or
by stealth, or for the purpose of committing a felony.
Does anyone else get this from friends, family, co-workers? It's so irritating to then get into a conversation about it, because everyone has heard a story on the news where the homeowner got arrested, or they heard 'this' from a cop, or they were told 'that' by their friend who saw a guy do a thing...
A dirtbag comes rollin up into my home uninvited and I feel my family is in danger, I will use deadly force to stop that threat. Simple as that. I have the right to do so, and protecting my family is #1 to me.
Here is a law abiding citizen defending their home:
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Why do some people think that's not OK to do? That beats a headline of, "WOMAN KILLED IN ROBBERY....SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE" any day.
76-2-405. Force in defense of habitation.
(1) A person is justified in using force against another when and to the extent that he
reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent or terminate the other's unlawful entry
into or attack upon his habitation; however, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or
likely to cause death or serious bodily injury only if:
(a) the entry is made or attempted in a violent and tumultuous manner, surreptitiously, or by
stealth, and he reasonably believes that the entry is attempted or made for the purpose of
assaulting or offering personal violence to any person, dwelling, or being in the habitation and he
reasonably believes that the force is necessary to prevent the assault or offer of personal
violence; or
(b) he reasonably believes that the entry is made or attempted for the purpose of committing a
felony in the habitation and that the force is necessary to prevent the commission of the felony.
(2) The person using force or deadly force in defense of habitation is presumed for the
purpose of both civil and criminal cases to have acted reasonably and had a reasonable fear of
imminent peril of death or serious bodily injury if the entry or attempted entry is unlawful and is
made or attempted by use of force, or in a violent and tumultuous manner, or surreptitiously or
by stealth, or for the purpose of committing a felony.
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