From what I remember in law school, in the US using a gun to defend your property is not justifiable. So if your brother in Montana saw someone trying to steal his truck and shot him, your brother is in big trouble.
Without looking it up, I remember the phrase "castle defense" or something, but that only applies to personal safety not property. The obvious loophole is that if someone is in your house, you can argue that you honestly did fear for your personal safety even if the robber was only there for your plasma.
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