Here are a couple of things to add a little fat to the fire. Here in Oregon 20 plus years ago the death penalty had been done away with. During that time it was illegal to use deadly physical force in any situation other than the perp. actually being in the house. We now have the death penalty back, voted in by the people, and self defense is again legal, but can be dicey. The powers that be are back at work wanting the death penalty repealed, which according to the cops once again removes the citizens right to use deadly physical force in a self defense situation, and definitely not during a property crime. Number 2. Just down the road from where I live, a local man had a trained guard dog. The animal would let you in the house, but you couldn't leave or act threatening toward the dog. His parents were leaving town for the weekend. He put the dog in their house Friday evening. He was lazy Saturday morning, and was really feeling guilty about leaving the dog so long with out a pp break. Arriving at the parents home the first thing he sees is the broken window. Inside the house, the dog is standing on the thief's chest, drool dripping on the guys neck. Long story short. The dog caused the thief so much trauma the crook was awarded 6 grand, that's 6 thousand dollars, and the dog was ordered kenneled or destroyed. I talked to the fellow just before he moved out of state and took the dog with him. Liberals are idiots, they live in la la land, and Oregon is over run with 'em.