Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
Guy I knew from high school was out driving one day and got rear ended. Being the touchy hot headed sort, he grabbed his baseball bat got out of the car and headed back to the car that just hit him. The guy that hit him rolled down his window, pulled out a gun and shot him, then locked his doors, rolled up the windows and waited for the cops. Once the police got everything sorted out, the guy from my high school was charged with assault (in addition to spending a few weeks in the hospital) The guy who shot him got off on self defense, and I don't think he was even charged with the traffic accident.

Just sayin...
The guy you knew from HS was totally in the wrong and deserved to be charged. The guy with the gun was just protecting himself. And since his car is an extension of his domicile in most states, it would be no different than if HS guy broke through the front door of his house with a bat.

Just sayin'.

If the OP were to protect herself and her family in her domicile with an object that is legal for her to own, she most likely won't be charged either.