>Is it time for the ‘castle doctrine’ in New Jersey ?
The ‘castle doctrine’ as in Texas. “Shoot the burglar’ and they won’t do it again.
NJ laws favor the burglar. If you shoot an unarmed burglar, you are going to jail. Sad but true. The stupid law in NJ requires the homeowner to have ‘no reasonable means of egress’. That means you are supposed to jump out a 2nd floor window. Typical liberal jerkoff state of NJ that favors criminals instead of honest taxpayers.
Honest homeowners should be allowed to shoot a burglar, whether they are armed or unarmed.This will be an uphill battle and would take a long time.
In the short run, I also would like to give the police the tools they are asking for – longer penalties for burglaries. Getting a few career criminals away for a few years can make a big difference.
If the bigger penalties don’t make a difference, there is an even stronger argument for the “castle doctrine”
