re: #178 Eclectic Cyborg

Someone breaking into my car…I’d probably at least fire a warning shot first after calling police (sidenote: I live in a rural area some distance from the nearest police station).

Never fire a ‘warning shot’. Those are very dangerous, both physically and legally. A bullet fired into the air has to come down somewhere and if it hits someone or damages their property you can be held liable. Moreover, in almost all states it does noting positive for your case should you be charged criminally and in some cases can be a criminal charge itself, that charge being Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm. In your case though, EC, that last might not apply since you are in a rural non-incorporated area.