No, it isn’t. Self defense claims in New York are very specific.When I looked into getting a gun when I lived in Bed-Stuy I concluded after talking to a buddy at the ACLU that it was pointless because even if someone broke into my house with a gun it wasn’t self defense until they shot at me first.
A person in possession or control of, or licensed or privileged to
be in, a dwelling or an occupied building, who reasonably believes that
another person is committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such
dwelling or building, may use deadly physical force upon such other
person when he or she reasonably believes such to be necessary to
prevent or terminate the commission or attempted commission of such
burglary.
This is a complete fantasy. You don’t even have to ensure that they are armed they represent a fatal threat by breaking into your house with you in it you would have every right to shoot them immediately
The logical explanation is you don’t know the law correctly because your “friend” at the ACLU realized a wild bisexual hothead such as yourself with a gun was a recipe for disaster, understandably. So this person lied, made up a litany of non-existant jurisprudence, and the world is safer and sexier as a result. This does not mean that actual claims of self-dence go away.
Go read that NY law I posted to your above comment and tell me that an armed person using deadly force against an unarmed person is always illegal in New York.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No, it isn’t. Self defense claims in New York are very specific.When I looked into getting a gun when I lived in Bed-Stuy I concluded after talking to a buddy at the ACLU that it was pointless because even if someone broke into my house with a gun it wasn’t self defense until they shot at me first.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
And you’re just flat out incorrect
www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/35.20
michaelmrose@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is a complete fantasy. You don’t even have to ensure that they are armed they represent a fatal threat by breaking into your house with you in it you would have every right to shoot them immediately
secretlyaddictedtolinux@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The logical explanation is you don’t know the law correctly because your “friend” at the ACLU realized a wild bisexual hothead such as yourself with a gun was a recipe for disaster, understandably. So this person lied, made up a litany of non-existant jurisprudence, and the world is safer and sexier as a result. This does not mean that actual claims of self-dence go away.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Most of us don’t live in NY
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Not being able to claim self defense when the other party is unarmed is very common though
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That’s fine. It’s almost like the law has nuance.
Go read that NY law I posted to your above comment and tell me that an armed person using deadly force against an unarmed person is always illegal in New York.
secretlyaddictedtolinux@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And you know this because…?
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
NY is way too small to hold 8.2 billion people.