spacemanspiff
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When my life is threatened, I will draw. An idiot with diarhea of the mouth is simply not enough of a threat for me to jump to deadly force.
I'm sorry TexasSeaRay, I don't even equate someone assualting me as justification for drawing down on someone. There are other options I can employ to escape the situation. That is where you and I will have to agree to disagree, alright?
However it is my contention that verbal assaults do not require a response of deadly force, Castle Doctrine or not.
I reside in the great state of Oklahoma and feel privileged to have the right to possess and carry firearms.
Divemedic, lets make sure we are on the same page here. Was the 67 yr old man in this situation disabled? No, he works as an armed security guard, or did anyways.
"How much of a beating do you have to take to defend yourself? As a man, 67-years-old, crippled, and in very poor physical condition?" Johnson said.
Gumm reportedly warned Turney that he had a gun and that, due to health problems, couldn't run away or fight the man.
Witnesses told police that Turney continued to be aggressive even after Gumm told him that he had a gun and couldn't fight or run from him, Watkins said.
If he knew trouble was coming his way, why didnt he stay in the vehicle?
I'm sorry TexasSeaRay, I don't even equate someone assualting me as justification for drawing down on someone. There are other options I can employ to escape the situation.
So many unanswered questions ... my main ones ... WHY did Gumm turn into a parking lot when he was being pursued by a road-rage nut? WHY did he allow himself to be blocked in? If I was the DA, I'd suggest that he was looking for trouble. I'm sure most of us have been involved in road rage situations; the last thing I'm going to do is pull over and give the nut a crack at me ... sure, he was legally entitled to be where he was, but what's to be gained making that point?