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It Doesn't Have to Make Sense - It's Just the Law:
Boobytrap Law
An Iowa farmer spent ten years trying to prevent break-ins at an old farmhouse used for storage. Boards were nailed across windows and doors and "no trespassing" signs were put up to no avail. Tired of being tormented, the farmer set a 20-gauge shotgun to fire when an interior bedroom door was opened. On his wife's suggestion he lowered the barrel from stomach level to leg level. The gun was not visible from outside the building and no warning of the trap was given. On July 16, 1967, Marvin Katko broke into the old house to steal antique jars and similar items. He had broken into the house before without injury and seems to have considered this a precedent. Mr. Katko opened the bedroom door, triggering the shotgun. Time magazine, not a bastion of ballistic reliability, reported that the gun was loaded with buckshot. Whatever the load, the results were . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)
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