On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:18:50 -0700, Charles Spitzer wrote:

"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message
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Never hurts to know what the law actually says in a situation one
envisions as being possible to occur. "The law" isn't always what seems
to make sense...

whilst it may be ethically justified, can you ensure that the OP will ensure
that the bullet won't go through the dog and the next house, especially if
the next house may only be 4' away like in some developments?

What does that have to do with the question of if it's legal to shoot a
dog that't threatening my kids? Obviously a negligently placed bullet
is a problem, but that's completely independant of the situation.

there's a lot
of places that don't allow shooting inside city limits.

again, we don't know the circumstances, the location, the environment, the
surroundings. his local police do.

OK... seems like just asking for trouble, but whatever.