In NY you have to retreat if someone breaks into your home or business
Right, and so the state needs to put that in plain english, and make sure that the whole population knows what the current laws say. If they are happy with this then it is on them, but until they have the information of what the laws of the land are, the government is not working for the people.
Nope, lived in NJ. If you retreat and brandish or use any weapon that is not a firearm in pursuit of violent force, without directly attacking the assailant, you will go to jail. This has happened many many times
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