He has a right to use reasonable force to defend himself and his property. Whether shooting to kill is reasonable force depends on the circumstances and State law.
Self Defense is legal in all 50 states. The shop owner should realize that those looters will also kill him. However, the district attorney may think it's "lying in wait". Which is an ambush - premeditated.
The country was a much safer and saner place when instead of "is it worth killing a person over your wallet?", the conventional wisdom was "is my wallet worth you dying over"?.
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He has a right to use reasonable force to defend himself and his property. Whether shooting to kill is reasonable force depends on the circumstances and State law.
Any citizen has that right.
Self Defense is legal in all 50 states. The shop owner should realize that those looters will also kill him. However, the district attorney may think it's "lying in wait". Which is an ambush - premeditated.
It all depends on circumstances.
you have that inherent right no matter where you are. Whether the laws reflect that right depends on where you are.
The country was a much safer and saner place when instead of "is it worth killing a person over your wallet?", the conventional wisdom was "is my wallet worth you dying over"?.
No.
My Democrat/Liberal/Socialist friends tell me that those who loot, riot, and burn the property of others are merely "peacefully demonstrating".