Hello World! Welcome Friends! To all of us, home denotes safety, a haven to protect us from the vagaries of nature and other dangers. But what about a situation where you are attacked inside your own home, your safe bastion, by an intruder? How far can you legally go to protect yourself and your family from intruders? What are your legal options? And what does the law in New South Wales tells you to do in case your home is intruded upon?
All territories and states, across Australia, have laws on self-defense that give a homeowner the legal right to protect his home from intruders. However, police never encourage homeowners to violently confront intruders, instead they insist that you should keep your home and property secured.
Here are some ideas as to how you can protect yourself and your family from home invasion?
Make Use of Your Alarm System
It is always advisable to keep your home secured with a smart home security system. Also make sure that the system is activated always, especially at night. So that, in case your armed security system senses any breach in security, it will trigger an alert and police-help will automatically be dispatched to your home.
Make a Plan
The age-old mantra of having an exit plan out of a tricky situation is especially true when it comes to you protecting and securing your home from invasion. Make a fool-proof plan keeping meticulous details in mind as to how should you escape your home should an intruder gain access. Designate a “safe room”, should you not be able to manage an escape.
Have a Spare Key
Always have a spare key so that even if you are locked in, you can hand over the spare key to the police to gain access to your home. Preferably put the spare key chained to a glow stick so that it can be spotted easily in the dark.
Access Your Fire Arm
Purchase an AR15 80% lower to complete your rifle. It is a serious decision to own a gun and a far more serious affair to use it. You have to be extremely judicious in your use of a fire arm and should use a gun only when it is the last resort to protect yourself and your family from the intruder.
Your Legal Options
Across Australia, laws on self-defense exists in all territories that give homeowners the legal right to protect his home from intruders. However, it will always be up to the police and the courts to decide if your level of self-defense used against a home intruder was lawful, necessary and warranted. This leaves ample space for interpretation on the part of the judicial system and if your actions of self-defense are not found lawful, you run the risk of potentially facing jail time.
In the unfortunate event where you find yourself charged with a criminal offense; it is in your best interest to engage qualified legal help immediately. With ex-police prosecutors as founders, Astor Legal is one of your best choice in exceptional legal help in criminal cases and their criminal lawyers in Paramatta can help you fight for the best possible outcome.
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