But you said burglar. That's different.
If someone breaks into your house in the middle of the night your claim to self defense is that you were protecting your life, not your property. If you acknowledge that you were only afraid he was going to steal you're going to jail.
In Italy we had this fucking problem because people were shooting at burglars and left wing activist judges didn't recognize that they were defending their lives. Apparently according to SJW judges you had to have a knife in your chest before you could assume they were there to harm you.
It got so bad that the based government we had for a few months passed a law that forced judges to interpret any house invasion as a threat to the life of the occupants. That means now an Italian home owner can scream "mamma mia!" and blast the intruder.
So you really must understand how things work in your area.
Can you shoot the burglar in the leg?
Oh no, shooting in the leg is still deadly force.
But you said burglar. That's different. If someone breaks into your house in the middle of the night your claim to self defense is that you were protecting your life, not your property. If you acknowledge that you were only afraid he was going to steal you're going to jail.
In Italy we had this fucking problem because people were shooting at burglars and left wing activist judges didn't recognize that they were defending their lives. Apparently according to SJW judges you had to have a knife in your chest before you could assume they were there to harm you.
It got so bad that the based government we had for a few months passed a law that forced judges to interpret any house invasion as a threat to the life of the occupants. That means now an Italian home owner can scream "mamma mia!" and blast the intruder.
So you really must understand how things work in your area.