It hasn't been that many years since (at least in Tennessee, if memory serves) that you couldn't legally shoot an intruder in your HOUSE unless he had you cornered. If you had access to a door, the law said you were supposed to run away.
I remember being amazed that Tennessee, of all places, would have such a law. I believe it was changed.
I dont' see that this new law is any different. Most people I know, including ones who carry, aren't about to shoot someone if there's a way to avoid it.
You spend a great deal of time with the legal system subsequent to a shooting. There's also the threat of a lawsuit, especially if you don't kill the attacker.
I have no problem with people who don't wish to arm themselves. However, in my life, I've never gotten an advance warning when a deadly threat was about to present itself.
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