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The trouble is, if you kill them with a "normal" weapon - a gun or a chef's knife that you "grabbed out of terror while trying to get away" then the cops/jury will be sympathetic. If you kill them with an exotic weapon, the weapon user is usually seen to be a lunatic who's looking for a chance to use his "dangerous" weapons. IMHO, if they're breaking into your house, they give up ALL rights and if you want to hang them upside down by their toes from the ceiling while using them as a punching bag, that should be your right - maybe fewer people would break into houses if they knew all bets were off when they did. But the way the law sees it, the criminal has more rights than the victim, and the victim isn't allowed to use non-standard techniques to end the situation. You can tackle him and sit on him, you can shoot him, but you better not behead him with a "martial arts ninja sword" or you'll get locked up.
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