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SullivanSt's avatar

Other peoples' property, not public property (with one exception, see below). Public property is commie nazi soshulism, after all. The <a href="http:\/\/codes.lp.findlaw.com\/alcode\/13A\/3\/2\/13A-3-23" target="_blank">language</a> of the Alabama SYG/Castle Doctrine law is that you can start cold shootin' anyone breaking into "a dwelling, residence, or occupied vehicle, or federally licensed nuclear power facility".

Breaking into a barn would certainly not provide cover for someone to shoot you. Breaking into an unoccupied vehicle does not place you in danger of (legally sanctioned) summary execution. Does a fish camp count as a dwelling? If not, shooter's in trouble. If the argument hinges on occupancy at the time, the shooter had good cause to know - and from the press coverage, has exhibited knowledge that - the camp was unoccupied.

It might be moot anyway, if the shooter was either of the two men in the party of three who had a felony conviction. If you're performing an illegal activity at the time of the shooting - such as being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm - you cannot invoke SYG.

I suspect all of this is why the party that included the shooter are saying they were firing "warning shots" and didn't mean to hit anyone. Like that story passes the sniff test.

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BerkeleyBear:

I think you did a nice job of summarizing the situation.

The whole idea that someone could be shot to "protect property" that the shooter isn't even in, is a terrible idea. It's one thing to be in the bedroom with your wife and kids, fighting off an intruder.

It's quite another to gun down somebody breaking into a "fish camp" that is probably worth about $1.98. To what purpose did this young lady die?

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