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Originally Posted by Randerolf
Is this the same thing as rigging a gun to your door to shoot trespassers? I believe that in such cases in the US, the person harmed can be sued in civil court and maybe criminal court as well.
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No.
The case law I've read against booby traps states that the problem is that a) they are set and then left
unattended and that there are legitimate reasons for forced entry into property (such as firemen during a fire or police with a search warrant.)
Obviously this is different.