Decisions provide guidance on use of reasonable force
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Recent jury decisions have given homeowners increased clarity over when and how much force they can use when faced with an intruder in a threatening situation, Calgary criminal lawyer Greg Dunn tells AdvocateDaily.com.
Dunn, principal of Dunn & Associates Criminal Defence Lawyers, says the judgments also highlight the immense gap around attitudes to firearms and protection of persons and property between rural and urban Canadians.
“There’s a big divide between those groups,” he says citing the acquittal of a man who allegedly shot and killed an intruder breaking into his truck at night as a case affirming that homeowners have the right to protect themselves.