Laffy Shooting

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The "stand your ground" states (TX & LA) say you can stand your ground, you don't have to run away You can stay on your front porch and drop the scum

Louisiana allows the use of deadly force to prevent a car-jacking.

So you see, it all depends on the state. In general, though, you cannot use deadly force unless you feel you life is in danger. Or somebody else's life. Breaking in does not meet this requirement, not unless there is a reasonable danger to life.

A cautionary word: Never, never, never fire a warning shot into the air. A slick prosecutor will ask "If you felt your life was in immediate peril, why were you shooting into the air"?