Comments on: Michigan’s Castle Doctrine Law and You

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:45:35 +0000

the government tries to control & dictate how us law abiding citizens can/can’t defend ourselves…….as long as we pay our taxes, WE should be able to decide how to defend ourselves in our homes & on our properties……….why should anybody else make our decisions on self defense?? i live in michigan & i can and will use my shotgun in my house against any intruder………that is my God given right to defend my home, family & property……and I absolutely refuse to let the government or any other person make that decision for me

By: DAN

DAN — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:45:57 +0000

“First lets shoot all the Lawyers!

By: irish

irish — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:14:10 +0000

@ niki, my thought on this is that once you exited your home with a loaded weapon, you showed intent to harm, and would be at fault if you used the weapon outside the home. now what the law will look at is 1. you did not call cops to report suspicious activity of criminal tresspass, and 2. once you exited your house with weapon, you are a vigilante, that took the law into your own hands…

you must call the cops to report the suspicious activity(while loading gun). stay inside. check that your home is secured inside, (locked doors). do not open doors until a cop comes to the door and identifies as such.

once you exit your homes interior without the call for help, and if stuff hits the fan, you are at fault…anytime you feel threatened from anything in the dark, do not fear calling the police. thier job is to come and secure, and report. each time you file a report it just looks better if someone does intrude into your home and you use deadly force…

By: Niki

Niki — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:55:31 +0000

I have a “bad guy” Lurking around my home. I had mud smears on back door along w a partial handprint. I had police out & they wrote it all off to a dog. I’m sorry but dogs don’t smear diagonally nor does it look like finger smears nor do they leave hand prints. (This was a friday afternoon while noone is usually home.) The following Tuesday evening my dogs were going nuts (not in a way that they saw a rabbit) & did this 4x w/in a short period of time. (Maybe 30-45 min) I went outside w a 12ga loaded w birdshot. My horses were at full alert as well.
There’s myself (female), my 12 yr old daughter & my female friend living in my home. ANYONE who does not come to my door that late at night is an apparent threat to us. Am I to wait like a scared rabbit inside my house hoping the police get to my home before the guy outside gets in? Or can I protect my daughter & friend & properety if need be??

By: Is it Self Defense to shoot an Intruder and/or burglar in the back? - Page 3

Is it Self Defense to shoot an Intruder and/or burglar in the back? - Page 3 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:21:23 +0000

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By: Randy Saunders

Randy Saunders — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:06:58 +0000

Gun laws in general are a confusing nightmare that seems to favor the criminals. Michigan in particular is a maze of contradictions. I hear about law biding citizens being prosecuted for defending themselves in their own homes because the intruder was not holding a weapon of sorts. WTH a weapon is not always visible if its dark. No way to positively know if they are going to kill or injure you or just steal grandma’s solid gold broach.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:28:43 +0000

“…is unlawfully attempting to remove another individual from a dwelling, business premises, or occupied vehicle against his or her will.” … OCCUPIED VEHICLE!!! Now, someone please explain to me why in the world I have to carry my weapon in the truck of my car, unloaded, and with the ammo in a different compartment than the weapon when transporting it for for a legal purpose without a CPL. If my self defense tool is not on my person then how do they expect me to defend myself and/or my family in the instance of a car jacking with a weapon? They need to extend OC to ones vehicle. plain and simple.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:06:17 +0000

i would like to no if some one was trying to break into my home and got in and i was in bed or in the other room, if i so that he or she had a gun or a knife is it ok for me to shoot and not get in truble for shooting the person like going to jail or to prison thank you and god bless

By: John Doe

John Doe — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:14:33 +0000

Douggie,

Unless you’re planning on crashing through somebody’s window at 3am, then the rape part shouldn’t be a problem. You say it’s ‘open season’ like women are just going to start walking around shooting people; it still has to fit with the other parts of the law.

I do like Bambi’s example from Florida, props to the old guy for emptying the mag through the door.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:03:05 +0000

To my thinking if someone try’s to invade any space myself or my family occupy with malice intent ,what the law dictates is irrelevant. I as well as my wife will protect ourselves and our family,property with extreme prejudice.We pay our taxes,we work,were part of our community.Ray Mi.

By: Smarter

Smarter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:48:56 +0000

Douggie,

Heather’s right. I’m going to go with any FBI level 1 crime should be game for castle doctrine. The gun charges against Soldier53 will more than likely be dropped. That case won’t hold. I’m an assistant DA in an “unnamed city”. We wouldn’t waste our time with that. It’s way to involved and complicated. Hold your ground, and don’t accept a plea.

By: HEATHER

HEATHER — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:12:03 +0000

As a woman who has been raped, and years later attacked by a stranger who assaulted and tried to rape me, I can tell you rape IS as bad as homicide. And knowing he is only spending 5 yrs in prison when I have to deal for the rest of my life is worse than the act itself. Trust me, I would rather die than go through this again.

By: Douggie

Douggie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:17:53 +0000

Sorry to hear that soldier. Do you have a lawyer? I don’t think the castle doctrine law is as cut and dry as it should be and more then likely wont be used as a defense unless it is brought up.

Since when is rape considered as bad as homicide? I don’t like that part. IT gives the woman an open season permit on men…all they have to do is cry rape.

By: Soldier53

Soldier53 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:12:27 +0000

My step-son tried to kill me and I stopped him by pulling my hand gun and went to jail in mi, and the cops took all my guns? I made him leave my home that night but the cops will not give me my guns back and are trying to put me in jail for 4 to 10 years? it looks bad for me, and i have a ccw, and did it by the book? cops lie and so do courts! if i let him kill me he would have not spent a day in jail he’s 25 and I’m over 50 and 100% disabled VET. so much for the law!?

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GunPundit » Blog Archive » Castle Doctrine in the Wolverine State — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:03:07 +0000

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By: BambiB

BambiB — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:11:28 +0000

So much easier under Florida law.

The bad guy is in your home/car/store/boat/plane/warehouse and doesn’t belong there?

That’s burglary.

Deadly force is authorized to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony.

Burglary is a forcible felony.

I recall one case in N. Florida where an elderly man looking out the door into his carport observed a young thug trying to hotwire his car. The elderly gent retrieved his 9mm and emptied the magazine through the door killing the thug. The grand jury no-billed the gent – but the thug’s accomplice faced felony murder charges.

We call this, “A correct result.”