Steelers252006
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My wife asked me this yesterday, and I forgot to run it by the CCW instructor when I saw him at the gun show. I know the three basic rules to take in to account of the legalities of brandishing your firearm are, 1, am I somewhere I'm allowed to be, 2, do I fear I'm in a dire situation, and, 3, did I start the confrontation.
You have to take these in to account obviously. You cannot start a fight with some guy, he comes at you, and then you shoot him. You cannot walk on someone's private property, they came at you, and then shoot them. You canot be arguing with someone 10 feet away, get mad 'cause they call you a sissy boy, and just shoot them. Rule of thumb is to get as far away as you can and call the police, period.
What about this one? Let's say I'm in parking lot with my wife, and a guy runs by and grabs her purse that has her wallet with a thousand bucks and a fiream in the purse just for example. Point is there's a weapon and monetary value there. But even if not, I yell stop and chase the guy. I assume you cannot shoot him to get the purse back? What if you tracked him and he turns to whack you? You're pursuing him, not the other way around. This to me is a little bit of a "Gray" area. I would assume by law you COULD NOT pull your firearm here as you are not in immediate danger. I akin this, however, to someone busting down your front door, you see him, he grabs your wallet off the counter and hauls tail. Can you chase after him with your gun? Two different scenarios, but I'm curious to see what others think.
You have to take these in to account obviously. You cannot start a fight with some guy, he comes at you, and then you shoot him. You cannot walk on someone's private property, they came at you, and then shoot them. You canot be arguing with someone 10 feet away, get mad 'cause they call you a sissy boy, and just shoot them. Rule of thumb is to get as far away as you can and call the police, period.
What about this one? Let's say I'm in parking lot with my wife, and a guy runs by and grabs her purse that has her wallet with a thousand bucks and a fiream in the purse just for example. Point is there's a weapon and monetary value there. But even if not, I yell stop and chase the guy. I assume you cannot shoot him to get the purse back? What if you tracked him and he turns to whack you? You're pursuing him, not the other way around. This to me is a little bit of a "Gray" area. I would assume by law you COULD NOT pull your firearm here as you are not in immediate danger. I akin this, however, to someone busting down your front door, you see him, he grabs your wallet off the counter and hauls tail. Can you chase after him with your gun? Two different scenarios, but I'm curious to see what others think.