Re: Big home game robbed, player dead.
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In NY State have 5 guys break into your home and hold you at gunpoint, you pull out your trusty pistole and fire away killing 2 and wounding the other three. The robbers and their next of kin can press charges against the home owner and its possible the homeowner will see jail time.
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What, where are you getting this from? At the very least you are being intentionally vague here and eluding to some miscarriage of justice that you heard about.
According to NYS law you are allowed to use deadly physical force against anyone who is committing robbery (against you or a 3rd party), or committing burglary on a premise that you are in control of, or in self defense when you feel that yourself or a 3rd party are in imminent danger of death due to force from another.
Perhaps you are referring to lesser charges such as weapons possession but if that's the case you are being disingenuous with the wording of your story.
The above information comes straight from article 35.20(3) and 35.30(4) of the New York State Penal Law and I'm sure there are a few people on this site who can verify that.
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