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> There was another case in London where a guy set up a
> booby trap with a shotgun to blast burglars, I can't
> remember off-hand if he did actually end up blasting someone
> (I seem to recall it did go off) and he received quite a
> light sentence for illegal possession.
Read the book "Weapons Law" a few years go. It
mentioned the use of a "spring gun" under certain
condidtions within a dewlling. Any one know what the
definition of said device is? Surely IG must know?
Jonathan Laws
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Setting a booby trap is illegal but I think the judge
took pity in this case because there had been so many
break-ins before that it was considered a reasonable
thing to do.
Not in this country, but I can remember a guy in Dade
County Florida who set up a boobytrap by electrifying
the grill over the air-conditioning vent on his premises
as he correctly surmised it was the only way of breaking
in successfully. He electrocuted a teenager one night,
but he did manage to get away with it after a protracted
court battle. The reason boobytraps are illegal is that
it is difficult to prove intent. If you kill someone
with a weapon, you are liable, and it is obvious what
your intent was. If you kill them with a boobytrap, it
becomes a lot more grey as to who is responsible and what
the actual intent of the person was who set the boobytrap.
Steve.
Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org
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