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If I saw two men crawl in and then crawling out of my neighbors window I would confront them, at gunpoint. A warning shot fired into the ground would be the extent of my violence unless they posed a threat to me. Just allowing these men to scuttle off with no confrontation could easily allow for them to come back and hit your house
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Do this in some states and you would probably find yourself in jail. You can't just decide to be a lawman and enforce the law in a situation like this. We have sworn officers to do it.
If the perps come to you, and threaten you, then and only then, when you are in "imminent danger" can you use a firearm to defend yourself.
You just can't go over to your neighbor's house and take upon yourself the role of police officer, and be within the law. You have no right or duty to do so. The best you can do is call the cops and wait for them to arrive. You can't place yourself in "imminent danger", shoot the guys, and then claim self defense. It just doesn't work that way.
