The state courts have already visited many of these exact issues. In the Denver area shooting a few years back a man, responding to a call for help from a neighbor, shot the bad guy in the back nearly " a quarter block away" as he ran from the house. The jury found his defense under the "Make My Day" law was valid. The Appellate/Supreme Court upheld the ruling. The 17 year old, unarmed, bad guy was crippled from the waist down as a result from the gunshot. He failed in his attempt to sue the shooter since the "Make My Day" law has a provision that protects people from civil liability if they successfully defend themselves under this law.

The law was also used in a "Road Rage" incident a few years back by a retired Air Force Colonel that shot and killed an attacker while on the road. The court ruled that the law could be used as a defence because your car is an extension of your home for this purpose. :P

Juries that have made decisions in "Make My Day" cases thus far have found the law to cover much more than even lawmakers intended it to. The public at large are tired of being victims. In this state, if you attack someone, you better have your medical/life coverage up to date. Karl. :twisted: