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Reply to: Booby trap laws: Is it illegal to go the full “Home Alone” to stop bad guys? Posted May 8, 2023

If you didn’t use something like a firearm, could it possibly be considered “trapping”? For instance, setting a foothold trap of less than 5 3/4″ on your personal property is legal (at least in New York). Couldn’t you just line the area around your house with them and claim you were hunting squirrels, beavers, foxes, coyotes, etc.? It is non-lethal (no teeth allowed, in this state at least), but it would probably hurt like crazy and send a pretty strong warning. <div class=”notranslate” style=”all: initial;”> </div>

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Reply to: Booby trap laws: Is it illegal to go the full “Home Alone” to stop bad guys? Posted May 8, 2023

If you didn’t use something like a firearm, could it possibly be considered “trapping”? For instance, setting a foothold trap of less than 5 3/4″ on your personal property is legal (at least in New York). Couldn’t you just line the area around your house with them and claim you were hunting squirrels, beavers, foxes, coyotes, etc.? It is non-lethal (no teeth allowed, in this state at least), but it would probably hurt like crazy and send a pretty strong warning. <div class=”notranslate” style=”all: initial;”> </div>