Glowacki does not deal with defense of dwelling, it deals with self defense in the home. Two different things. Self defense in the home requires a reasonable belief of imminent great bodily harm or death. Defense of dwelling however requires an intruder committing a felony. And burglary is a felony...

What I believe is that you made the statement that there was a MN Supreme Court case that stated that the felony crime in a defense of dwelling defense must be a violent crime. When I asked you about it, you went on to speak about reasonableness, insurance fraud, vibrators and toasters, but never a...

Lumpy wrote:So inside your home to prevent the felony of theft, can you assault a thief (tackle, wrestle, punch, etc.) AND THEN use deadly force if you're losing?

Yes. No doubt; as long as it's reasonable.

No problem. The more you know the better you'll be able to defend yourself in court.
I would highly recommend this class >>> MAG20 - I attended in 2013 and I would go again if the class were sponsored in the Twin Cities. Its 2 days and 20 hours of legal stuff related to self-defense.

I stand corrected. Sort of, state v. McCuiston takes the Pari Marteria decision in McKown and applies it to 609.06 and 609.065. That was the point of referencing McKnown. Now... back to the original point... Actually you cannot kill someone over property in MN. The MN Supreme Court has ruled that t...

KSTP interview with Hamline law professor on defense of dwelling and Minnesota's "reasonable belief" doctrine:
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3218766.shtml

Actually you cannot kill someone over property in MN. The MN Supreme Court has ruled that the felony you wish to prevent in the home must be a violent felony. Any show of aggression or furtive movement would qualify. You'll also need to (at some point) articulate your "reasonable belief" ...

Actually you cannot kill someone over property in MN. The MN Supreme Court has ruled that the felony you wish to prevent in the home must be a violent felony. Any show of aggression or furtive movement would qualify. You'll also need to (at some point) articulate your "reasonable belief" t...

We all know his wife is a liar. She is likely looking for cash from the NBC lawsuit.

My employee handbook states "No weapons....." - I never considered my firearm a weapon so I don't worry about it.
State law prohibits employers from banning in parking lots.

So does anyone know Joel's status? Is he done with the online thing?
Is MNGunTalk our new permanent home?
It doesnt make sense to use more than one forum for MN permit to carry talk.

So did you-all hear about that guy that shot the off duty/undercover Robbinsdale cop or has that topic been covered already?