Is it legal to shoot someone for breaking into your home?

Yea as long as u dont kill them. Otherwise u'll get charged with involuntary manslaughter or manslaughter.

You can shoot someone in all 50 states. It all depends on the threat though. For example, in some states you can't shoot a person in the back. So if you run downstairs and the burglar takes off running and you shoot him, you'll go to jail. Most states say that the intruder has to be threatening you. So if you ask him to leave and he doesn't or he tries to approach you then you can blast him. Your best bet is to move to Texas. You can kill people to protect your property there. That's actually pretty cool in my opinion. A couple of years ago an old Texas man shot gun blasted two kids who broke into his NEIGHBORS house and got away with it. Shot them right in his front yard. Both of them died too.

You can't shoot someone who is running away from you, that person is not a threat to you.

In Florida you do not have to see a weapon or be able to prove you were in danger if you shoot someone who is breaking into or has broken into your home. There is a law called the "stand your ground law" that gives you the right to protect yourself if you think you are being threatened.

Yes. It's called the castle doctrine. Florida has adopted it.

No, self defense is only good when you use only the amount of force necessary to keep yourself or your family from harm. if the mugger is fleeing away from you then you cannot shoot him because he is no longer a threat to you. You may not shoot someone to prevent them from robbing you or to get your stuff back.

it is absolutely ok to shoot them if they break in/mug you