Irish homeowners now have legal right to shoot intruders

Do you have to own the home to shoot the intruder, or can you also be a householder? And can you shoot to kill, or can you only injure them? Trouble with Courts of Law (which are not the same as Courts of Justice), is that they determine guilt or innocence without seeming reference to the dangers of the situations faced.

This is a very good step for Ireland. It is a move away from European confiscation of personal liberty and a move toward personal property rights and personal freedom. I laud Ireland for a move towards liberty. We have very few home burglaries here in Central Texas. Intruders know if they prey on innocent people in their homes they risk losing their lives.

I just got back from our ranch where my wife and I shot about 500 rounds this weekend. Snow kind of put a crimp in things. I shot a shotgun, various pistols and my AK47. It appears that most folks that are anti-gun never used one however, they are always experts on the subject. Kind of like the book burners. If you don't want to defend yourself, don't. Good luck with that. However, if you do want to defend yourself, you should have the legal right and an effective method to do so. Don't take that right from others just because you don't what to protect yourself or your family. In any case, I don't know a better way to protect yourself if are multiple intruders than a gun. Additionally, I saw some comment about a shot gun.I shot mine about 50 rounds this weekend. Just breaking a new Remington 870. There seems to be a misconception that you just have to shoot a shotgun in the general direction and you'll hit the target. This just isn't true. Shotguns have to be aimed. They are also longer than a pistol and therefore more unwieldy. A shotgun would be my second or third choice for a defensive firearm. Also, if you have a gun, then you had better maintain it and practice with it. An emergency is no time to learn the weapon's battery of arms. Shooting someone would be the last thing I want but I'd do it if forced to - and only if forced to. This isn't about bravado. It's about survival and only for survival. Property, I can replace.

John Ward was not shot for trespassing,but for robbing and intimidating Padraig Nally over a period of time. The man was terrified, living in an isolated area. A perfect scene for Ward to bully and intimidate his victims. By the way, we have not heard of Wards' other victims, which I am sure are many. This was not a first offence for JOHN WARD!!!!!!!!!! PS. His son was very loyal - He drove away!

That's a good sign, it has always been my intent.

Come into my home uninvited I will kill you.END OF STORY.WHAT IS THE PROBLEM.DO NOT COME INTO MY HOME.

Yes, JohnE67, it is better to kill a family member than to not be able to deal with a situation that happens very very rarely and usually occurs in a way that you don't have a chance to get to your pistol, anyway. Besides, far more often break-ins happen when you're not at home so the thieves take not only money, jewelry and electronic equipment, they also take your legally registered pistol to use in other crimes. Yes, totally brilliant thought processes at work on your part.

The right to protect your family and home is paramount,unfotunately like most laws this law will also be abused by some people.

If it comes down to my family or the life of someone breaking in to our home, intending to do harm to us or deprive us of what is ours via hard, honest labour, guess who will lose? I applaud this decision. Now, if Aunt Mary is silly enough to come in un-announced, rattle about in the kichen, and she gets wacked, I see Darwin at work...

If you have to retreat from an intruder, then who owns your home, the intruder or you. This law makes sense. Of course Communist will be against this law, because Communist do not believe in private property. If Communist have their way, everyone will be living in homeless shelters, and you cot won't even be your own.

Great, now more family members can be accidentally shot by half-asleep nitwits with pistols because they were trying to sneak in without waking anyone. That's how it works in the US; why not the rest of the world? Stupidity is obvious contagious.

PS.By saying "Thank God for This" i meant the fact that we can not carry firearms. If ever that law were passed in Ireland, Im afraid I'd move my clann to a more civil society! We couldnt be trusted with guns lol!

FEENELY BETTER KEEP HIS HEAD DOWN

What a load of Rubbish!!!! We don't legally carry firearms in this country. We are still a nation that is open to unexpected visitors, ie.Aunty Mary coming through the back door to put the kettle on for a cuppa! If somebody enters a home, most likely they dont carry a gun so we have more chance of defending ourselves with whatever needs necessary (excluding guns of course). I for one say "Thank God for this". :-)

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