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I think the OP was talking about someone kicking and beating the door down, not knocking on the door as a cop, neighbor or stranded motorist. None of these people attck a door like home invaders. Geez!

I too live in the country and have a large window in my door. Therefore, I could easily shoot through my door and be very close to as accurate as there being no door. Let's avoid the drama and hyperbole just to make a point.

Common sense makes it obvious between a knock and beating on a door. I also bet some of the tough talkers on here comment hits the broad side of a barn from 20 feet of put in a high stress high adrenalin stuation with or without a door between them.

R DAVIS wrote:

android wrote:

R DAVIS wrote: You're O.K. if you can convince the jury that you didn't know your wife had ordered the pizza. Put enough lead in the Domino's driver, and HE won't be able to testify against you. Go ahead and shoot through it. After all, it IS YOUR door.

Some of the hyperbole here is really over the top.

I have NEVER, NEVER in 20 years of being a home owner had any pizza delivery guy beating on and attempting to kick down my door. They ring the bell and wait patiently for me to open the door.

And to add, no door to door candy bar salesman, no Girl Scouts, no Jehovah's Witness, no Clean Water Petition hippies, neighbors or friends or anyone else for that matter has ever tried to kick in my door. Somebody trying to kick in my door is up to no good, really.

I'm not saying I'd take a shot through the door. I'm just saying it's NOT the pizza guy.

Golly Mr. Know It All, I guess you weren't around when my neighbor had his door almost kicked in by a Dominos driver (hence the reference), who was being attacked by a big vicious dog running loose in the neighborhood. Fortunately, my neighbor was wise enough to check out the situation. He didn't shoot through the door, but he DID dispatch the dog, which likely saved the drivers life. The driver ended up with about 50 stitches from the dog bites. I guess he is lucky it didn't happen at your house.

After all, " Somebody trying to kick in my door is up to no good, really." --- RIGHT ?

There was no way for him to know the extenuating circumstance. People can only respond to what is typed and its context.

Every time I see this thread I think to myself, it's ok IF one guesses right. If it turns out to be an obvious bad guy or someone up to no good, it would probably be ok. If it happens to be someone else or a cop/cops doing a welfare check or serving a warrant, one would be in neck deep trouble.

Only way I would shoot through the door is if I had no doubt the intentions of the person is to harm us.

When I lived in Houston, a cop was shot through the townhouse door two doors down from us when serving an arrest warrant. The guy heard the banging on the door and he started shooting from inside. Hit one of the cops in the leg. It didn't end well for him. They subued him after a struggle and took him into custody. I never saw him again.