[geeks] 1911A1 handguns

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:53:18PM -0500, R. Lonstein wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:26:30PM -0500, Michael A. Turner wrote:
> 	[snip]
> > justified shooting. The jury bought the argument and convicted the guy of
> > murder.
> 	[snip]
> 
> Even as an anecdote, I believe it. Reality is strange. Along the same
> lines, I've read that in Connecticut, the precedent is that you don't
> even have the right to defend yourself from an attacker within your
> own home- you must retreat even if it means fleeing your house.

What if said attacker has cornered your hypothetical 13 year old
daughter in the bathroom and already has his pants down?  Are you still
legally obliged to flee rather than shoot?

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd