I'm currently debating someone on the Use of Deadly Force and have a question. Is there a limit to the number of rounds that you can fire before it being considered "excessive force"?
For example, let's say someone breaks into my house at night and he has a knife. I yell at him to stop and that I am armed, but he rushes at me. I then proceed to empty all 15 rounds from my Beretta 92FS into him. Can I potentially be charged with using excessive force (if there is such a crime?)
Example 2: Same situation, except this time I empty, say 15 or 20 rounds from my AR-15 into him. Same question: Can I be charged with excessive force or another crime?
I seem to remember reading an article somewhere about someone using an AR for self-defense, and the DA was going to charge him with excessive force or something like that...
If someone has references to actual court cases, I'd appreciate it...
thanks,
Snap
For example, let's say someone breaks into my house at night and he has a knife. I yell at him to stop and that I am armed, but he rushes at me. I then proceed to empty all 15 rounds from my Beretta 92FS into him. Can I potentially be charged with using excessive force (if there is such a crime?)
Example 2: Same situation, except this time I empty, say 15 or 20 rounds from my AR-15 into him. Same question: Can I be charged with excessive force or another crime?
I seem to remember reading an article somewhere about someone using an AR for self-defense, and the DA was going to charge him with excessive force or something like that...
If someone has references to actual court cases, I'd appreciate it...
thanks,
Snap