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A friend sent me an article with the below scenario that made me wonder what the laws are in Or and WA. In this type of situation in Oregon or Washington would you have to warn before you shot? I hope i am never in such a spot but it would be nice to know what the law says about it?
You are shopping inside a store, out of sight of the front counter/register, when a robbery starts. You move cautiously until you can see the robber, standing with a gun pointed directly at the head of the cashier. He is completely unaware of you behind him. You are armed, and you have an ideal position and time for a precisely aimed shot into the back of the robber's head. In most states, the conditions for lethal-force employment are satisfied. The question was not could you, legally, take the shot without warning the robber (though in some areas it is not legal to do so; you must check laws in your area to be sure); it was, would you take the shot without warning?