What would happen to this guy where you live?

[Steven]

I Oklahoma all of the neighbors would be really p!ssed for missing out on the chase. The shooting would be legal if the farmer was careful how he worded his statement. It also helps if the homeowner doesn't reload more than a couple of times

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[Ken C.]

I remember many years ago there was a case in Phila., Pa. where a man sitting on his front porch witnessed a purse snatching. He arose, reached inside the home where his .22 target pistol was near the door, took aim at the fleeing purse snatcher and shot him in the back. Although not killed, the felon was paralyzed for life. In court, the judge went out of his way to praise the man for intervening. I reckon this would never be repeated in the Philadelphia of today, where the criminals have more rights than decent people.

[Tom in N.J.]

In New Jersey Mr. Brian Knight would be facing a minimum of three years in jail, for committing a crime with a firearm. You cannot defend property with deadly force. You can not endanger the public by discharging a deadly weapon. And, God forbid!, what if these poor folks were 'undocumented', there would be a hue and cry to hang Mr. Knight.