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I'm curious about some other things, but you are not at all obligated to answer them BigBear.
1) What kind of charges did you press?
2) If you came from a family function at 3:00am, were you asked if you had anything to drink? I personally would have been worried about that.
Quick question to all. What are your thoughts on warning shots, provided there is an approiate back stop, like the soft cool grass under ones feet? Or a 12ga with bird shot fired into the air. I know there is the issue of "discharging a firearm", but I don't think that's a felony.
Staurt, there was a long list of charges present courtesy of the police. They included harrassment, felony threatening, armed assualt, brandishing a knife longer than 5 inches, etc etc.
To answer your other question, neither I nor my wife drink... so nothing to worry about there.
For RL45ACP... There is no such thing as a warning shot towards humans. A stray dog or something maybe. When it's human on human, either kill them or don't shoot... my two cents.
A few pages ago someone asked where the papers for the blackbelt signee go. I have no answer to that. I don't know. I would rather keep my calm and my butt out of prison than appear in court and that paper magically appears.
Woke up for a snack. Back to bed. Any other questions?
YES! what snack? I am hungry too.
Man what a story. I hope that never happen to anyone on this form. Glad you made it out safe and them bastar are in jail. Dam young punks, I think i would of have put my gun down and beat the living crap out of them. Glad you keep your kool.
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Originally Posted by tbaby303
rl45acp: No go on warning shots. There is no way to justify them. Guns should only be used as a last resort. I personally categorize waring shots the same as non-lethal ammo (for a civilian). If you aren't ready to kill/mortally wound the person on the other end, then the gun shouldn't even be in the equation in the first place.
Guns are lethal force. If you don't feel you are in enough danger to use the gun to kill your attacker, there's no point shooting at all. Shooting to wound will get YOU in a heap of trouble. Same with a "Warning Shot".
Good points that I have to agree with, I digress. [Stooge]
Just so I understand: Are you saying that a knife wielding assailant at 30 feet is justification to draw down on them, but not necessarily to shoot? I would be in total agreement. There is no obligation to shoot them if they are not an immediate threat to you. BigBear handled the situation with the correct amount of restraint, yet was in a position to control the situation. The criminal's error came in bringing a knife to a gun fight and underestimating his intended victim.Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot
Glad to hear you are OK and it ended well. I definitely expect to read this in an upcomming issue of American Rifleman.