OregonLive Experts weigh in on Oregon’s ‘castle law,’ copycat effect after spate of home intruder shootings It’s not that hard to prove justifiable cause for shooting a home intruder in Oregon, said Jack Levin, a criminology professor emeritus at Northeastern University. Oregon is among about 20 states that have “castle laws” that protect homeowners in these scenarios, Levin said. The Oregon statute says a person is justified in using “deadly physical […]