Last night my neighbor got robbed by two guys that came to his back door and said they were cops. They shined flashlights in his windows and demanded that he open the door. After showing a fake badge, he opened the door. They smashed his head into the wall and put a knife to his back and told him they were going to kill him.
Next thing he knew it got quiet and he turned around and ran to my house. I woke up to him banging on my door crying for help. I had him at gun point for 5 minutes or so til I realized he was telling the truth. He was in some major shock and bleeding from his nose and mouth.
I had never seen that guy before( he just moved in that day) and he freaked me out. A bloody guy pressed up against my door window at 5 AM saying "help me help me" almost got shot, but I eneded up letting him in and helped him.
This shit has happened alot in austin lately and I want to know what I can and can't do.
Anyways, I want to know what the laws are in a situation like this.
Can I shoot someone through my back door? Do they have to be inside?
I heard that if they are even in my car on my property I can shoot them?
Can I shoot them if they are in my yard?..Backyard?
Here's a link to one that happened hours earlier.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=178776
Next thing he knew it got quiet and he turned around and ran to my house. I woke up to him banging on my door crying for help. I had him at gun point for 5 minutes or so til I realized he was telling the truth. He was in some major shock and bleeding from his nose and mouth.
I had never seen that guy before( he just moved in that day) and he freaked me out. A bloody guy pressed up against my door window at 5 AM saying "help me help me" almost got shot, but I eneded up letting him in and helped him.
This shit has happened alot in austin lately and I want to know what I can and can't do.
Anyways, I want to know what the laws are in a situation like this.
Can I shoot someone through my back door? Do they have to be inside?
I heard that if they are even in my car on my property I can shoot them?
Can I shoot them if they are in my yard?..Backyard?
Here's a link to one that happened hours earlier.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=178776