If someone tries to get into your car, can you hold them at gunpoint?

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have reasonable suspicion to believe the person is getting into your car to steal it

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well are they actually in or just near it?

I'm no lawyer but I think some states treat your vehicle as a part of your home, so to speak...or something like that.

In the big picture sense, yes go for it. What are they going to do? Go to the police and tell them that they got a gun pulled on them while they were trying to steal a car?

In Louisiana your car is an extension of your home and you can shoot someone that's breaking into it I'm pretty sure. There's also a "carjacker" law, if someone is trying to carjack you then shoot them if that's what you feel you need to do.

shoot first ask questions later

If someone is trying to steal my car without me being in it they. An have it. Im not about to risk losing my life or having to worry about spending the rest if in jail if I shoot and kill someone. That's what I have insurance for.

Now if I'm in it and I get car jacked at gun point, if I can grab my gun fast enough someone is gonna die.

I think you can shoot their arse in scenario two.

§20. Justifiable homicide
A. A homicide is justifiable:
(3) When committed against a person whom one reasonably believes to be likely to use any unlawful force against a person present in a dwelling or a place of business, or when committed against a person whom one reasonably believes is attempting to use any unlawful force against a person present in a motor vehicle as defined in R.S. 32:1(40), while committing or attempting to commit a burglary or robbery of such dwelling, business, or motor vehicle.
B. For the purposes of this Section, there shall be a presumption that a person lawfully inside a dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle held a reasonable belief that the use of deadly force was necessary to prevent unlawful entry thereto, or to compel an unlawful intruder to leave the premises or motor vehicle, if both of the following occur:
(1) The person against whom deadly force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcibly entering or had unlawfully and forcibly entered the dwelling, place of business, or motor vehicle.
(2) The person who used deadly force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry was occurring or had occurred.

I'm in Texas so it's pro ably a little different. I do believe you car is considered an extension to.your home.

Regardless,if an unknown person gets into to my car forcefully (uninvited), I can only assume be means me harm and will protect myself.

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