America is pretty fair with self defence. In the UK if you don't do proportional retaliation, you go prison.In order to use self-defense as a shield against a charge for a violent crime in most jurisdictions, you must:
So if somebody is invading your business and wants to burn it down but you shoot them, i think it would be enough for a self-defence case
- Not be the aggressor;
- Only use enough force to combat the threat and no more (i.e. you can't bring a gun to a fist fight);
- Have a reasonable belief that force is necessary;
- Have a reasonable belief that an attack is imminent; and
- Retreat (if possible).