From: "Stone.s451", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> If you lawfully hold a firearm for, say, shooting deer, there is absolutely
> nothing wrong in using it for self defence in the home PROVIDED that:
> It is the minimum force required in the circumstances.
> It is proportional to the perception of the threat at the time.
> The full circumstances are such that it is reasonable.
> Let me state an example.......
> You come face to face with an intruder, who is armed with a knife and
> threatens you with it. You are able:
to ask the intruder to wait while you:
Find the three keys (two for firearm, one for ammunition)
which are kept in different locations;
Unlock the secure storage where firearm and ammunition are
stored (as per FAC requirement).
Insert action and load ammunition.
you can then turn,
> threaten the intruder with it, who surrenders and is arrested by the police.
> (yes, your initial actions are an arrest, I know.)
> No problem.
>
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