Question: can i shoot someone on my property in maryland

title: Right of self-defense in Maryland
text: This principle is known as the `` Castle Doctrine '' , `` the name being derived from the foundational principle that ' a man 's home is his castle ' and his ultimate retreat . '' Barton v. State , 46 Md . App . 616 , 618 , 420 A. 2d 1009 , 1010 - 1011 ( 1980 ) . A man `` is not bound to flee and become a fugitive from his own home , for , if that were required , there would , theoretically , be no refuge for him anywhere in the world . '' Barton , 46 Md . App . at 618 , 420 A. 2d at 1010 .