Law Confirmed my justification

[Birddog1911]

A few months ago, I wound up pulling my handgun, while in my vehicle, against a hotheaded GI. He siad that he was gonna call the cops, when he realized he wasn't going to be able to beat my ass. I spent an hour of quality time with the local constabulatlory, knowing that I was justified (I was in a full cast on crutches; couldn't possibly defend myself). An hour later, I had my pistol and all of my spare magazines.

Just found out earlier tonight that the asshat GI is being charged with reckless endangerment. When the shithead gave his original statement, he gave no less than 4 different lies. According to the cops, he's lucky their not charging him with giving false statements as well.

Just feels good that the law has fully sided with the truth of what happened that day.

By the way; his charging a vehicle, in which I was sitting and armed, is the same as trespassing (essentially; I'm no attorney). Like most free states, the vehicle is an extension of your domicile. There is no law that prevents open or concealed carry within a vehicle in Colorado.

By the way; I wasn't completely innocent in the initial confrontation. I gave the guy the bird; but that in no way gives him the right to commit asault against someone; or in this case attempted assault. Lesson learned; don't give someone the bird, even though that fucking pussy should be able to take it. It doesn't mean that they will.

[Mazin]

Congrats man!

[airborneranger]

Lesson learned; don't give someone the bird, even though that fucking pussy should be able to take it. It doesn't mean that they will.

I try to follow that rule. You never know what kind of day, year or life someone has had.

Glad it worked out for you.

[islandermyk]

right on... good to hear it all went in your favor


HA... who'd a thought flipping the bird was all that offensive anymore these days... I get it all the time at work

[Birddog1911]

I'm not going to pretend that I was 100% innocent in the situation; but a man ought to be able to shrug off being given the bird. If I went off on every asshole that shot me the bird, CS would have a much smaller population.

I tried as quickly as possible to deesculate the situation; but I wasn't gonna let the fucker kill me, or potentially kill me, and do nothing.

[islandermyk]

I don't know wtf was he thinking he was gonna achieve pickin a fight with a guy on crutches....
people need a spanking from time to time.. I guess... and he got spanked

... you won... that's all that matters

[Adawg38]

The finger and words are just that. Does not ever mean anyone has the right to physically attack another for flippin them off or callin them names. Unfortunately everyone feels they have the right to attack another for doing so. I don't think it's not that you're not innocent, if you want to flip him the bird or tell him piss off for whatever and the same goes for him but when it became physical as road rage incidents sometimes seem to I think you did what you had to do and I'm glad things went your way.

[bigshane]

Congrats!

[Goodburbon]

Yep I got flipped off today, didn't occur to me to shoot the guy. It only raised my alert level as to how to properly defend if the guy went all grape Ape on me at the next light.


He was the one who cut ME off too. Some people's children.

[Teufelhund]

The instructor in my CCW class told us something along the lines of, "If you flip someone off and cause them to attack you, then you shoot them in self-defense you can be held liable in Colorado because you instigated it." I don't know if that's true or not, but I know I am much better behaved when armed and I keep my fingers to myself. Better to let it slide and not have to shoot someone.