Doobie's in NH, might change things. But you make a good point for us MA inmates.
I think the fact is living in NH is far different. First of all you do not have a duty to retreat if someone breaks into your house. You are allowed to protect your home with deadly force. I would not be surprised if the gun involved was taken as evidence until the end of the investigation. Here in NH we do not register our guns, so the police have no idea what or how many you own.
Doobie why not purchase another pistol or two? I have to ask though, what are the chances of not only needing to protect yourself with a firearm not just once, but twice? I mean really, what are the odds?
Just in case you're interested here is the NH RSA. Note that is states use
ANY unlawful force in the commission of a felony against the actor within such actor's dwelling or its curtilage. So unless the BG runs for the hills it would be reasonable to believe that he intends to use unlawful force.
627:4 Physical Force in Defense of a Person. –
II. A person is justified in using deadly force upon another person when he reasonably believes that such other person:
(a) Is about to use unlawful, deadly force against the actor or a third person;
(b) Is likely to use any unlawful force against a person present while committing or attempting to commit a burglary;
(c) Is committing or about to commit kidnapping or a forcible sex offense; or
(d) Is likely to use any unlawful force in the commission of a felony against the actor within such actor's dwelling or its curtilage.
III. A person is not justified in using deadly force on another to defend himself or a third person from deadly force by the other if he knows that he and the third person can, with complete safety:
(a) Retreat from the encounter, except that he is not required to retreat if he is within his dwelling or its curtilage and was not the initial aggressor; or
(b) Surrender property to a person asserting a claim of right thereto; or
(c) Comply with a demand that he abstain from performing an act which he is not obliged to perform; nor is the use of deadly force justifiable when, with the purpose of causing death or serious bodily