Someone from OK said they have the same law that was just passed in PA. It's call The Castle Doctrine and it also states that if you feel threatened in your home you can shoot first and ask questions later. I am sure the key words here are...feel threatened. I've never read the law so I don't know exactly what it means. I guess I should say...how broad it extends. Like...I am home alone at night and someone comes to my door and then doesn't leave but is prowling around the property. Can I shoot this person because I feel threatened?
Sadly our german shepherd passed away in July. He was a deterrent to ANY stranger. Family was okay and some friends but...if someone who had only been here once or twice before came and we invited them in he would go into protect mode.
Now we have 2 rescue dogs...a Foxhound that is scared of her shadow because she was abandoned at age 3 by IDIOTS. And a Shepherd/Huskie mix that would open the door and say come in and take what you want...lol.
I'm pretty sure that I have read that you aren't supposed to announce you have a gun as others said...it can be used against you. Surprise is so much better so they don't have any time to think and react. I've also heard about the reasons to have and NOT to have BEWARE OF DOG signs.
Oh something else friends of ours did at their vacation home in DE was to get some ADT security signs and put on their doors and windows. They didn't have the system...but they do now. We had a vacation property for a few years and I found signs at Radio Shack that said the place was monitored. Never had a problem in the 6 years we owned it...but other homes in the same community were broken into.