Originally Posted by atom

My good friend in high school had his house broken into. The guy who broke into the house had a big survival style knife. (although at the time my friends dad did not know what he was armed with) My friends dad shot and killed the guy. He had his wife, son and 2 daughters in the house to protect.

My friends father ended up being arrested, spending 3 months in jail and going to trial.

While he was eventually found not guilty by a jury, he racked up 10's of 1000's in legal fee's. This caused such great stress on the family that him and his wife ended up getting divorced within the year.

They tell you in classes here that if you do pull the trigger on someone it will cost you the follow,

- at least 10k in legal fee's
- at least 1 week in jail
- most likely your job.
- going though the rest of your life wondering if there could have been a way to avoid taking the life of another human being.


Minnesota is not a stand your ground state. You must have exercised every option to escape before you pull your gun and use it. You can not claim self defense unless you can prove that you felt your life was in danger and there were no possible ways to escape the situation. - be prepared to have a prosecutor pick this apart even if you are 100% right.