and as the second one turned he shot him in the lower back. The one shot from the front somehow lived but the other died before he made it to the hospital. The judge ruled that the attacker was turning to flee
Because thats were the high power light is.
Then, for heaven's sake, get another light.
In others, however, you would have to also have a reason for believing that they had entered forcibly.
If they are engaging myself or a loved one with malice, no verbal warning.
If they are engaging in acts of theft of property, verbal warning to stand down will be given.
If they are engaging in acts of armed robbery, no verbal warning.
You cannot lawfully punish someone for that they may have done. The issue is whether you have a basis for a reasonable belief that it is immediately necessary to act to prevent something from happening.If they're in your home without your knowledge or invitation, they've ALREADY done violence to you,...
That may or may not be true, depending upon who they are and why they are there.....and demonstrated that there is no boundary they will not violate to obtain what they want.
I would never even consider trying to detain someone.You DO NOT have the luxury of trying nor even contemplating whether you can hold them until the police arrive.
It is.If they escape, perhaps it's a win FOR YOU.
That has nothing whatsoever to do with justifying the use of force.But may you never meet their next victim(s).
There have been extensive discussions of the pros and cons of weapon mounted lights here, and they are beyond the scope of this thread.Nope!! Not gona do it. This is the most effective combo I have ever used.
That light is just too good. Will turn night into day.
Personally, I would never risk committing a crime because I believed that the likelihood that it will become known is low.They wont know I have a gun on them unless I tell them or have to use it.
The light is too bright for them to see me at all.
Look for some videos and try it.I found just carrying a flash light. I never felt proficient being able to light and shoot at the same time. I am a two handed shooter. This just fits how I can be most effective.
Hardly a reason for taking a such risk.Now I may add a hand held tactical light and drop it if I need to draw.
Seems like that is extra work.
It sure does! It is a BAD idea.But Having tromped around my sheds with a gun drawn kinda sucks too.
Sure--that's mentioned here and there in the literature.Old Marksman, in the event that a prosecutor tries to make hay of the fact that a BG was shot in the back, would a defense attorney not be able to argue that it is possible for the BG to turn as the trigger is being pressed, not giving the defender the reaction time to stop his action?
Wounds in the Back
This is a very troubling fact for many juries. The medical examiner may find that the client has shot (or stabbed) the aggressor in the side or back, leading to an argument that the client shot the aggressor while he or she was trying to flee. A moderately healthy person can turn his or her torso 180º in .53 seconds and can turn his or her entire body 180º in .667 seconds.12 This is very close to the amount of time it takes a trained police officer to fire a handgun. Thus, it is possible that at the moment the client began to fire at the aggressor, the aggressor was facing him. By the time the client completed firing the handgun, the aggressor had turned around, resulting in a shot in the back.
I have been to several different schools with different instructors with different backgrounds. My take from all of them is this. Given that you are about to engage a suspect with lethal force, the threshhold of eminence of peril has been crossed and you have determined that the bad guy needs to be stopped and needs to be stopped NOW. Yelling STOP STOP STOP or whatever other verbiage does nothing to help you put bullets on target and may, in fact, put you at a significant tactical disadvantage by drawing attention to yourself (assuming you are not already the intended victim) before you have a chance to fire.
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I'm sure every state has different laws and often these laws change but a very good friend of mine was at home asleep during the day. He works nights at a plywood mill. His wife was at work and his kids in school. 2 ARMED men broke into his house. He woke up and naturally grabbed his gun. He shot the first man in the leg and chest and as the second one turned he shot him in the lower back. The one shot from the front somehow lived but the other died before he made it to the hospital. The judge ruled that the attacker was turning to flee and therefore my friend was charged with a number of charges. He only did 5 years but that's 5 years without seeing his kids everyday. I know some of you are gona think I'm lieing and say all kinds of stuff so go ahead and I hope I never have to say I told you so. Im not speaking on what I think I'm speaking of what I know for fact.