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I would hope that a CPL holder would have the presence of mind to not fire without loudly announcing his/her ability to protect themselves first.
But if you see some nut job barreling down on you with an axe raised it'd be hard to imagine a scenario where you wouldn't be justified in stopping the threat. Its so outside the 'norm' to think that you're being "pranked", but I guess this is another story that we who carry need to consider when confronted with a threat.
Im all for trying to NOT shoot first and ask question later, but adding a level of bureaucracy to the act of self defense gets people killed.
Like that teenage girl recently who got talked into jumping out of a closet with a rubber knife and got shot dead. I love a good prank but before performing one you better know your target very well. For instance, no one that knows me would want to put on a 'Scream' mast and come running at me with an ax unless the goal is suicide. Scary stuff, stay safe out there and think before doing stupid pranks.
Oh ok, my apologies. Reading it this afternoon it came off as a jab but I was multitasking.I agree with you and I wasn't saying that someone shouldn't react to an armed threat with appropriate level of force up to and including deadly force but for me personally I will always look for the easy way out if I'm alone. If I have my kids with me or for some other reason I can't turn tail and run then sure I'll stand my ground. Either way I know that the laws where I live would be on my side.
Generally speaking I'm always thinking about how I could evade a threat wherever I am so I like to think I'd be better prepared to act quickly whether it be swallowing my manly pride and running or protecting myself and my family. Situational awareness is always your best defense and more often then not that awareness alone can save you without having to fire your gun.
Being my size and being at a bar.. Many guys with "little man complexes" want nothing more than to fight me (unprovoked) to somehow prove something to their buds, woman or them self and its another reason why I try and not hang out in those types of environments anymore.
You said it.I'm a very large guy as well and I know how it goes when the lil' fellas get some alcohol in them. Before I started carrying I'd always stand my ground and fortunately that only got me in a couple minor scrapes. Now that I carry more often than not I find that I'm often acting like a sissy to avoid confrontation and have actually had to beat a hasty retreat a couple of times. It hurts my pride a little but its not worth it to risk having to injure, or worse, someone just cuz my pride wouldn't let me wuss out.
That's just the price we pay to be the "good guys"
Halloween pranks are meant to be scary, thats the point. for a group of people who stand behind tradition on many things, im surprised you guys havnt said anything about that. no one got hurt and he clearly took no risks with anyone elses safety, this should be ignored by the courts to allow taxes to go to taking bad guys off the streets.
Halloween pranks are meant to be scary, thats the point. for a group of people who stand behind tradition on many things, im surprised you guys havnt said anything about that. no one got hurt and he clearly took no risks with anyone elses safety, this should be ignored by the courts to allow taxes to go to taking bad guys off the streets.
I would hope that a CPL holder would have the presence of mind to not fire without loudly announcing his/her ability to protect themselves first.
But if you see some nut job barreling down on you with an axe raised it'd be hard to imagine a scenario where you wouldn't be justified in stopping the threat.
Announcing or issuing a challenge is probably going to get you in trouble if you use force after that. Everything I have read and researched is that lethal self defense requires an immediate threat to you. Draw and fire. No challenges, no announcements. You felt you had no time to issues such orders, you were in fear for your life.