Originally Posted by
Palladin8
This would not be a self defense scenario no matter how you looked at it. Someone stealing your property (scrap metal) does not warrant lethal force. Like Nomercy said the DA would have no problem convicting you on murder charges if you were to shoot someone on your property that was at a distance over say 7yds. That is the legal distance where shooting someone in self defense is justifiable. Anything over that and you are looking like you were intentionally out for blood.
While I agree that they need a good video system in place, your suggestion that it is against the law to shoot someone who is stealing your property is not correct in all jurisdictions.
And that "7 yards" thing is just plain nonsense. It is ALWAYS situational. Are you really suggesting that someone who is threatening you with a pistol from 20 yards , or 10 yards, or 22 feet away is not fair game?