Only problem with that statement is you need to identify the target first. What if it's another CCW holder or an off duty cop.
That's part of the process.
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Only problem with that statement is you need to identify the target first. What if it's another CCW holder or an off duty cop.
I agree with gunfighter, but the big question is, if someone fires a round in the store, and tells everyone to get out, do you have justification to shoot? If you knew about the LEOs being shot, sure. But most likely you would not know that.
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Yes and no in my eyes each state laws are different, a lawyer could give you the best answer. When you shoot someone in my eyes the legal and illegal part goes out the door. Basically what you do with your firearm is your choice, legally or illegally. It could be wrong or right, you have to make the choice and live with the decision you made!!! For example you go to the bank and your next in line at the teller. Now all of sudden 3 guys rush in with guns drawn and shoot one round in the ceiling and say everyone on the ground. They proceed to rob the bank and all the want is the money and no one's life is in danger. You have your weapon on you, you have to decide. They have not shot any body and there is no one pointing a weapon at you. In my eyes, my life is not in danger. I would just stay on the ground and just observe and try and take cover if I can. Do you draw and start shooting at them is the question? Now just say you draw your weapon and then they start shooting people, now you just made things escalate to a different level. They had no intentions of shooting anyone!!!! You may hold a CCW but you are not a police officer and the rules are different for a CCW holder and a police officer. Remember the banks money is insured, never do you put your life or somebody's else's life on the line.Legally, could the CCW holder have shot the armed suspect rather than confronting him? What options does the CCW holder have?
Most times the best course of action is to retreat if possible. The CCW that was killed made a hasty and incorrect evaluation of the situation. But his intent was good. But as they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. If it was me I retreat and at most continue to observe as the situation develops.
That being said if I see someone get shot or if I think someone is going to be shot. I don't know if I could live with myself if I was able to prevent it and did not. Its a hard choice and it should be, pulling the trigger should not be your first reaction, unless there is no other way.
To say you know how you will react is silly for most to say. I would think you will never understand how you will react in such a situation until you have been in it.
We had a local county sheriff come in when I took my course a little over a year ago and he could not stress enough that it almost always ends poorly if a civilian tries to take a cop's duties into their own hands. Often they become a victim instead like the CCW holder in this case, or it is entirely possible that they take the life of the wrong person as stated above.
We had a eye-opening exercise to finish off our time on the range. My instructor appointed me the shooter and my brother-in-law the runner. He instructed my brother-in-law to put one hand on my shoulder and the other held a bag of sand. As soon as his hand left my shoulder I was to raise my gun from the hip and fire two shots as close to center on a 15 ft target as I could, meanwhile he would be running the opposite direction as fast as he could. Upon my first shot he dropped the bag of sand, and on the second shot he stopped (disclaimer, I can shoot accurately but by no means am I even close to the fastest at draw; average maybe). To my surprise when I turned around the bag of sand was about 20 feet behind me and he was about 30! In the time it took me to draw my gun (fortunately pre loaded) and fire two shots close to center on a 15 foot target, he had already surpassed that distance.
My instructor did this to show two things. 1) To show how fast someone can close on you if they are armed with a knife, bat, etc. 2) To show how fast you can flee a situation.
I imagine we have all had our thoughts about being the hero in a situation: you're sitting in the back of church and a shooter comes in and you are able to stop them by sneaking off a shot before they are able...or you see someone pull a shotgun out of their trunk in a school parking lot and you happen to have your latest custom bolt rig in your trunk and can take that shot.
He summed his whole argument up by basically saying "defend your own life and stop the threat if necessary, but leave the police duties to the police".
I followed his summary by saying "What if you see an armed robber holding a gun up to your wife? What do you do then?"
"Those are the decisions that nobody wants to be forced to make, but if you are in a situation like that then you MUST be able to make that decision one way or another without hesitation. Often there is no way to know you made the right choice if you chose to take their life, even if it felt justified at the time."
I have no right answers and although I carry, I would rather never have to make the decision to end another's life, no matter how low or crappy it is.
I sure there are a couple of folks on this site absolutely pleased that these two patriots, while exercising their 2nd amendment rights, were able to prevent two pigs from illegally seizing their weapons.
Completely uncalled for.
Not really sure what is more offensive - your callousness, your lack of understanding of what a 'patriot' and a 'pig' are, the relevance to 2A, or your supposition about members of this board.
BTW - and completely in step with your demonstrable intelligence - Friend...Even if you will make mischief itself in trousers - it not interestingly me… - is grammatically incorrect.
Are you hitting on him?
Fdkay, are you a Leo?
Yes, on both counts.
I also enjoy long walks on the beach in the moonlight.
Okay. Are you willing to admit there are some serious problems these days in the law enforcement community? I am not a "death to pigs" Guy, I am just really fed up with the new police mentality of "shoot everything".
This entire situation shows why cops may be a bit quick to shoot. I am not justifying it, just trying to understand it. To some that uniform is a target. Wearing a target would tend to make one prone to be cautious..
This entire situation shows why cops may be a bit quick to shoot. I am not justifying it, just trying to understand it. To some that uniform is a target. Wearing a target would tend to make one prone to be cautious..
Gunman in Las Vegas rampage was killed by police - CNN.comCNN said:In fact, he said, the fatal wound was delivered from a rifle fired by police. McMahill said three officers fired on the suspect.