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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
If you shoot and kill someone who doesnt have a gun themselves the courts will usually send your arse to jail, you are allowed to defend yourself using appropriate force but you are also legally required to do everything you can to avoid using force including running away, there are very few circumstances where using lethal force is considered justified and putting a cap in a guy is almost never one of them
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Shooting someone in your house because they're stealing something would be considered "defense of property", and is not a legitimate reason to discharge a firearm in Canada.
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but you are also legally required to do everything you can to avoid using force including running away
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The first part I agree, that has been long established a standard. It's your duty as the one defending yourself to do everything you can to de-escalate the situation and not use force unless absolutely necessary for the protection of your life or your family's. You can yell and bang around and try to get them to leave. HOWEVER, it is not your duty to escape from your house (from a legal perspective). Whether you choose to do that or not is entirely up to you.