Defending my home against intruders

[bigpaul]

(1 February 2015, 16:01)Sardo_Numpsa Wrote: Reasonable force doesn't include a weapon....I am at a loss for words.

lets say if you were an old lady and had a walking stick by your chair you would use that, its not a weapon, its something you use. if you were chopping some veg in your kitchen and heard a noise of breaking glass you'd run in to see what happened and you might still have that kitchen knife in your hand, but having a loaded gun, or a baseball bat by your bed, just in case, would probably get you in trouble, maybe.