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In reply to the discussion: Minnesota's controversial deadly force bill advances [View all]that it is not always good to be too, trigger happy. But i should never have to be put into a situation where i have to admit to committing a crime, to avail myself of a self defense, defence, for defending my home and family. This law codifies that sentiment,
it places the onus on the state to prove that my actions were not consistent with self defense,whereas now i have to admit to a crime then hope a DA, doesn't charge me or a , jury doesn't convict me, if i choose to use self defense as a defense.
Your example above seems like a good one, except that it happens so infrequently in states with castle doctrine laws, as to be statistically irrelevant. your example is also irrelevant to a huge portion of the population who have no mother-in-law's, my former mother-in-law was shot and killed in Dec. of 2009, very trajic.