Wat the minimum penalty for reckless conduct from discharging a firearm improper on your own property protecting it?

Anonymous Dec 31, 2019 3 views 1 answers

My wife boyfriend had his brother an his friend follow me to my house an jumped out started to pull there guns out to shoot me an I shot first to get them to leave

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Herbert Adams

Herbert Adams · Jun 15, 2026

Reckless conduct is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to 12 months in jail. However, what you described appears to show that you were defending yourself. Thus, self-defense would be a viable defense to any charges brought against you. Hire, or at least consult, a criminal defense lawyer.

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