Even a state as leftist as NJ was toying with the idea of ‘shoot the criminal’outside your immediate home up to the edge of your property. That was over 10 years ago, and I’m not sure where that stands.
But to me, I’m going to err on the side of self defense if someone who breaks into my home. If they have the dementia or criminal disposition to break in, I assume they have no problem killing me if they see me first.
Bad idea. Not only because I don't went to be shot for cutting across a neighbor's lawn, but because someone at the edge of your property is also at the edge of someone else's. You've got to consider not just who you're shooting at, but what's behind him.