The government doesn't like you to defend yourself

Warding Off An Alligator Might Get You In Trouble

Woman Could Have Been Charged With Hunting Without A License

Reptile Was Attacking Her Golden Retriever

(CBS4/AP) BRADENTON, FL A Bradenton woman got a surprise visit from law enforcement when she tried to defend her dog from an alligator attack. What they charged her with might shock you.

The alligator was only three feet long, but a Bradenton woman says she wasn't taking any chances.

When the reptile came into the lanai of her home Saturday and attacked her golden retriever, Candy Frey went and got her gun.

After Frey and her daughter managed to push the gator out of the lanai through the dog door, she blasted away at it four times.

A neighbor called deputies and a wildlife officer was sent to investigate.

Frey says the alligator barely bled from gunshots to its neck and shoulder. The wildlife officer put it back in the lake.

Frey was given a warning citation for hunting without a license.

Alligators have been blamed for three fatal attacks in the span of a week in other parts of Florida

Source: http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_136173119.html