The problem with rules like this is they encourage vigilante justice. The new laws regarding self-defense have resulted in store clerks chasing people down the street after shoplifting and gunning them down for taking some beer or the homeowner who sees someone stealing his neighbor's tv so he goes out into his yard and kills them. Both of these are true events. Whether someone gets charged or not isn't even the point. These laws encourage people to get into gunfights or shoot people for minor offenses.

I wouldn't be keen on someone stealing something out of my tent, but at the same time, I don't think I would be justified killing them for it. The NRA thinks otherwise.

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No doubt there are plenty of stories about gun owners rightfully protecting their property or themselves, but too often, the victims are innocent bystanders. Fortunately, in the case of Plaxico Burress, the only person he managed to shoot in a crowded nightclub was himself and he had a permit at one time in Florida.