Re: Overheard on the scanner

In article
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 <petertrei@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>Here in MA, if you verbally tell them they're trespassing, and order
>them to leave, they are in violation of the law unless they do so
>immediately. You can call the cops to remove them if they
>don't comply.
>
>But absent any threat of violence, producing a firearm may get
>you in a lot of trouble.
>
>The rules change if they're inside your house uninvited.

How much do the rules change?  Are there any cases of a MA resident
shooting an intruder in their house without suffering legal consequences?
Was their firearm confiscated?

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