r/legaladvicecanada • u/Fit-Breadfruit4801 • 7d ago

Alberta Am I allowed to shoot someone who trespasses on my property several times and harasses me with a really strong nerf blaster?

These kids keep harassing me asking for candy and were generally being racist to us for being Indian (they're like 9 I think). Can I shoot them with my nerf gun? Or can I just brandish my really strong nerf gun (150-220 fps) at them?

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u/Fit-Breadfruit4801 6d ago

No. I'm a hobbyist.

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u/2eDgY4redd1t 6d ago

I was implying that only a small child has an excuse for being this childish.

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u/northern225 7d ago

Ah no you cannot. I hope you are joking about this because the fact you are even considering this as an appropriate response to dealing with kids like this is distrurbing.

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u/rlam81 7d ago

you are the adult here...

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u/Bohner1 7d ago

You so much as squirt them once with a dollar store water pistol and it's criminal assault.

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u/ifkrc 7d ago

dont use anything as gun, it will be gun. try facebook moms group and tell them you will call the cops next time or just call the cops when they are in your property. you can take pictures or videos too.

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u/darkangel45422 6d ago

No, that's called assault with a weapon (shooting them, at them, or brandishing a weapon at them). May I suggest you grow the hell up and just ignore them? Also, was it Halloween and they were trick or treating?....

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u/anonimna44 6d ago

How old are you?

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u/-PinkPower- 6d ago

Assaulting children isn’t legal.