| i'm not sure what the technicalities are, but can't you only legally shoot someone on your property if it's in self-defense? for instance, if you point the gun at them, can you legally shoot them in the back if they're running away from you? even better, say they run in the wrong direction - on property that you also own like a big patch of woods?
i forget what i read in the case that was linked, but if the ruling focused on the fact that it was a gun rather than a booby trap, then maybe you could get away with a bear trap.. but if it centered around being a booby trap, then probably not. just a rationalized guess of course. |