Hello, this is my first post. I have been reading posts here for a couple weeks now. I am excited to join a community that has the same passion for gun rights as I have. I recently got my CHL and am a little confused on all the gray areas. I live in Oregon. Anyway, on with the question.
If, for example, I see a woman being raped by a man. So I pull my gun on the man and order him to lay on the ground. As a civilian, what are my rights as far as holding the suspect until police arrive? Say if he tries to run, do I have the right to physically restrain him? or even strike the perp?
I'm not wanting to be a superhero. But if this situation was in front of me, I would hate to see the guy get away when I could have stopped him. If I saw on the news the next night that he raped again, I would be hard on myself for that.
If, for example, I see a woman being raped by a man. So I pull my gun on the man and order him to lay on the ground. As a civilian, what are my rights as far as holding the suspect until police arrive? Say if he tries to run, do I have the right to physically restrain him? or even strike the perp?
I'm not wanting to be a superhero. But if this situation was in front of me, I would hate to see the guy get away when I could have stopped him. If I saw on the news the next night that he raped again, I would be hard on myself for that.