NationStates Jolt Archive

I always end up coming back to Nationstates, reading everything on the boards, then getting frustrated with outrageous opinions and vowing to leave for good, only to come back again because this community is always useful for something. So here I am again, and I have a question which I think a few of you guys here at NS would hopefully do a good job of answering...

This is what happened...

I was at work today, when the subject of self defense with a gun came up. The discussion came and went quickly and it was kind of unclear, but the jist of it was one girl I worked with was insisting that you are not allowed to defend yourself from a roberry with a gun in Maine. But our subject also seemed to cover being allowed to defend yourself at all with a gun. Again, the discussion was pretty unclear and the two things were mixed together; but she definately had at least implied (if not explicity stated) that we aren't allowed to defend ourselves with guns in Maine. She also invoked a reference to a situation where a robber was once in a person's house, and the robber was shot, and the robber was allowed to sue.

Now first, please don't condescendingly laugh at me for taking this seriously (I don't take it seriously exactly, but I want to respond and I don't want to trash anyone when I respond.) As you can probably guess, the girl was fairly young, and was probably mixing a few ideas together on accident, and I really doubt she knew completely what she was talking about, though I am sure she was trying to make some honest point. I just told her that I seriously doubted what she said was true, in whatever sense she beleived it was true, and I was left with a challenge to "look it up." I guess look it up meant look up something about self-defense.

So basically I want to sort out this mess, and would appreciate any clear contributions. It's hard wading through all the Maine law online, but I did find this page...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...ne&btnG=Search
Click the first result. (page is down, use the Google Cache)

If any of you can find a page on Maine law that clearly talks about this, it would be appreciated. Also, if there are any glaring logical loopholes on my side or hers, please point them out. Thanks...

YOu are allowed to shoot someone intruding on your home to rob you.

However, you cannot knock the robber out, strip him, tie him up and use him for kinky sexual rituals involving oatmeal, hoses and fraternity paddles. At least, not in my state. :(

YOu are allowed to shoot someone intruding on your home to rob you.

However, you cannot knock the robber out, strip him, tie him up and use him for kinky sexual rituals involving oatmeal, hoses and fraternity paddles. At least, not in my state. :(
Try to get him to sign a letter of consent the next time. What type of oatmeal do you use?

Try to get him to sign a letter of consent the next time. What type of oatmeal do you use?

Quaker Quick Oats.

...I mean....

None, because that'd be illegal. :p

YOu are allowed to shoot someone intruding on your home to rob you.

However, you cannot knock the robber out, strip him, tie him up and use him for kinky sexual rituals involving oatmeal, hoses and fraternity paddles. At least, not in my state. :(

What? That's abunch of bullshit! I can't use them for sexual rituals using Oatmeal, hoses, and frat. paddles?! Well, can we use pogo-sticks and duct tape? :D

Oh, on a serious note...

This should help

http://www.handgunlaw.us/

What? That's abunch of bullshit! I can't use them for sexual rituals using Oatmeal, hoses, and frat. paddles?! Well, can we use pogo-sticks and duct tape? :D

*to the stunned police officer* HOnestly, officer. It was self-defense. :D

Oh, on a serious note...

This should help

http://www.handgunlaw.us/

AAAHHH!!! Serious Note! Kill it!!! *buries it in oatmeal*

Before I leave this thread forever, I'd just like to congratulate you on converting it to spam by Post 8, even if it doesn't hold.

YOu are allowed to shoot someone intruding on your home to rob you.

However, you cannot knock the robber out, strip him, tie him up and use him for kinky sexual rituals involving oatmeal, hoses and fraternity paddles. At least, not in my state. :(
That's a basic constitutional right. It's implied in there...somewhere.

YOu are allowed to shoot someone intruding on your home to rob you.

No you are not. The US constitution is quite clear: you may own and carry a gun to defend yourself from an oppressive government. So shooting cops is perfectly ok, but burglars are a nono.

However, if you put a disclaimer on your window detailing the oatmeal procedure the burglar can be argued to consent when he enters ;)