No injuries, no case? Why firearm owners can still be arrested after a self-defence incident

Many firearm owners assume that if nobody is injured, there can be no criminal case. The reality is that an arrest, criminal investigation and legal expenses can arise even when no shots are fired and nobody is harmed.
Pretoria North homeowner shoots at villains entering property

A man from Pretoria North was outnumbered three to one when he was ambushed by robbers when he visited a friend in Pretoria North. Very shortly after the victim parked and before he could get out of his vehicle, three males quickly alighted from a sedan that unlawfully entered the property and stopped right behind […]