Netzapper said:What about a fist fight? What if I've been fairly soundly beaten, am lying there trying not to pass out, and realize that my attacker is going for my weapon? Is it legit to shoot simply to prevent him from getting my weapon?
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Netzapper said:What about a fist fight? What if I've been fairly soundly beaten, am lying there trying not to pass out, and realize that my attacker is going for my weapon? Is it legit to shoot simply to prevent him from getting my weapon?
Zen900 said:If the mugger doesn't know you have a gun, give him your wallet without drawing the gun. He could easily swat you with a bat before you could get a CW out to use it. As the mugger is leaving then draw the weapon. The #1 priority is to survive; not pull a gun. The fact that you carry a gun may not actually mean anything if he has the jump on you. If the mugger knows you have a gun then you have no choice but to attempt to draw before he kills you with a single swipe of the bat. Play every situation differently. Most likely the mugger will knock your lights out before you even know he's there. You may not have two options to choose from.
I get the impression that some of you are afraid you will miss out on a chance to use the gun you carry. Don't lose your life going for your CW if you can get out of the situation another way. Just because you carry a gun doesn't mean the gun is the first and only option. Your brain is the 1st weapon you should use.
zen900 said:If the mugger doesn't know you have a gun, give him your wallet without drawing the gun. He could easily swat you with a bat before you could get a CW out to use it. As the mugger is leaving then draw the weapon. The #1 priority is to survive; not pull a gun.
What about a fist fight? What if I've been fairly soundly beaten, am lying there trying not to pass out, and realize that my attacker is going for my weapon? Is it legit to shoot simply to prevent him from getting my weapon?
Let us suppose that one is mugged by a person armed with a knife, a bat, or some other non-firearm, but decidedly unpleasant, weapon. Let us also suppose that in the process of doing so, they discover your gun and demand that you fork it over.
As one always should. That's what I was getting at when I said that a good awareness of one's surroundings would mostly preclude the original poster's scenario from ever happening.blackmind said:One factor in the decision to carry in a bag is that I consciously substitute awareness of my surroundings (and occasional opening of the bag's zipper) for quickness of drawing, if the need to do so should arise.
Let us suppose that one is mugged by a person armed with a knife, a bat, or some other non-firearm, but decidedly unpleasant, weapon.
Let us suppose that one is mugged by a person armed with a knife, a bat, or some other non-firearm, but decidedly unpleasant, weapon.
Unless you are already so close to your attacker that hand-to-hand skills could be used, so that would be a distance of arm's length or so, moving in to use your hand-to-hand skills probably isn't smart. Why would you first close ranks, thereby increasing the risk to yourself of being clobbered, stabbed, or whatever by the attacker, to then gain distance. If you aren't already that close, then you already have the jump on the bad gun for you to bolt from the situation successfully.Use your hand-to-hand fighting skills to try and get distance.
Okay, so the general consensus, as I can tell, is this: since you've already been threatened with deadly force, you are justified in shooting. However, that may not work out practically, and so you should probably resort to some other method of pain distribution.
What about a fist fight? What if I've been fairly soundly beaten, am lying there trying not to pass out, and realize that my attacker is going for my weapon? Is it legit to shoot simply to prevent him from getting my weapon?