So I'm watching Doomsday Bunkers and they are testing a remote auto turret that basically senses movement and fires until there is no movement.

My question is is it legal?

Scenario is that you are not at your ranch, you have two or three auto turrets, a group of people come to the house to rob it. The auto turrets fire and kill all of them. They were trespassing on your property with the intent of breaking and entering as well as robbing you. You now have two or three dead bodies on your property.

Thoughts?

They said in the show that it was illegal to have a real firearm as part of the system.

Oh ok I must have been in the kitchen when they mentioned that.

Well thanks for answering my question

[This message has been edited by 230Ag (edited 5/18/2013 5:56p).]

Booby traps are illegal, and that probably falls under same category.

Not home + Auto Turret = PMIAP

[This message has been edited by Aglaw06 (edited 5/18/2013 6:12p).]

It's a sentry gun from Call of Duty.

What's pmiap

Pound Me In the Arse Prison

and it's not legal. here is the rationale and it is the same is Texas

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katko_v._Briney

^ beat me to it

You should have remembered the Katko v Briney case from Law 1 CorpsAg12.


[This message has been edited by Westtexag12 (edited 5/19/2013 9:35a).]

What about a remote operated turret that is aimed by video and fired by remote actuation?