using weapons to defend your home

bungaro · 2009-11-14 18:50:26

one of my buddies houses was broken into recently (no-one was home at the time) and we got into a discussion of what would happen if you were to use some martial arts weapons (he got a pair of nunchukus abroad a few years ago) to defend yourself against the attacker?? i know that your allowed have weapons as "decorations"…

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#62 16-12-2009 11:59AM

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cushtac wrote: »

You are not required to retreat in your own home.

If this is the case, then how come the new law being proposed makes specific provisions for not have to retreat in your own home. I was watching the discussion on RTE and they specifically sighted this as one of the main changes over existing law.

Just goes to show like.

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#63 16-12-2009 03:40PM

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Boston wrote: »

If this is the case, then how come the new law being proposed makes specific provisions for not have to retreat in your own home.

Because, as I've already said, the right to self defence comes from the common law. This is a move to put the right in statute & therefore making it easier for any cases involving self defence to be dealt with by the courts.

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