Do you carry concealed???
2nd Gear
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 974
From: Portland, OR
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that...
Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
Zombie Defense Force
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 7,782
From: Dallas
RE: Do you carry concealed???
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A 14-year-old boy shot and killed a man who broke into his family's home Monday and threatened to kill him and his mother, Police Chief Bryan Smith said.
Smith said the man, whose name was not immediately known, confronted a woman as she was carrying groceries into her home shortly before 1 p.m.
The man forced her inside and tied her and her son up. Smith said the woman was able to loosen the binding and free her son, who got his father's revolver from a security box beneath a bed.
As the man tried to break into the room where the two were and threatened to kill them both, the teen fired a shot through the door and hit the intruder in the head, Smith said.
linky
Smith said the man, whose name was not immediately known, confronted a woman as she was carrying groceries into her home shortly before 1 p.m.
The man forced her inside and tied her and her son up. Smith said the woman was able to loosen the binding and free her son, who got his father's revolver from a security box beneath a bed.
As the man tried to break into the room where the two were and threatened to kill them both, the teen fired a shot through the door and hit the intruder in the head, Smith said.
linky
1st Gear
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 46
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
Senior Administrator
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,574
From: Lotsa places, currently Metro D.C., USA
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: jtehan
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
1st Gear
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 319
From:
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: jtehan
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
1st Gear
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 46
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: HansBlix
. . . But where do you live that you carry a firearm every time you leave your house?
. . . But where do you live that you carry a firearm every time you leave your house?
There is an exception to the carry all the time statement. Deer Season opens Monday, and it is illegal to carry a handgun while hunting Deer in MA. So from October 15- December 31 if I'm planning on hunting that day iI will not be carrying my pistol. But either my bow, shotgun or blackpowder gun will be in the Allroad. All three of which I can shoot better and further than my pistol.
2nd Gear
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 974
From: Portland, OR
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: HansBlix
Props for painting a realistic picture of what happens in most cases of self-defense shootings, as apparently too many people out there are conviced that the Sheriff is gonna give them a pat on the back and drag the intruder's body away. But where do you live that you carry a firearm every time you leave your house?
ORIGINAL: jtehan
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
PHYSICAL OR DEADLY FORCE AGAINST INTRUDER
A. The Legislature hereby recognizes that the citizens of the State of
Oklahoma have a right to expect absolute safety within their own
homes.
B. Any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical
force, including but not limited to deadly force, against another person
who has made an unlawful entry into that dwelling and when the
occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person might use any
physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant of the
dwelling.
C. Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including but not
limited to deadly force, pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of
this section, shall have an affirmative defense in any criminal
prosecution for an offense arising from the reasonable use of such force
and shall be immune from any civil liability for injuries or death
resulting from the reasonable use of such force.
D. The provisions of this section and the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act, Sections 1 through 25 of this act, shall not be construed to
require any person using a pistol pursuant to the provisions of this
section to be licensed in any manner.
A. The Legislature hereby recognizes that the citizens of the State of
Oklahoma have a right to expect absolute safety within their own
homes.
B. Any occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical
force, including but not limited to deadly force, against another person
who has made an unlawful entry into that dwelling and when the
occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person might use any
physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant of the
dwelling.
C. Any occupant of a dwelling using physical force, including but not
limited to deadly force, pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of
this section, shall have an affirmative defense in any criminal
prosecution for an offense arising from the reasonable use of such force
and shall be immune from any civil liability for injuries or death
resulting from the reasonable use of such force.
D. The provisions of this section and the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-
Defense Act, Sections 1 through 25 of this act, shall not be construed to
require any person using a pistol pursuant to the provisions of this
section to be licensed in any manner.
Senior Administrator
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 13,574
From: Lotsa places, currently Metro D.C., USA
RE: Do you carry concealed???
ORIGINAL: HansBlix
Props for painting a realistic picture of what happens in most cases of self-defense shootings, as apparently too many people out there are conviced that the Sheriff is gonna give them a pat on the back and drag the intruder's body away. But where do you live that you carry a firearm every time you leave your house?
ORIGINAL: jtehan
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
ORIGINAL: AWDaholic
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
A nice, tight double tap to teh heart...
P.O.: "OK, Sir, what happened here?"
You: "He ATTACKED me, Officer. First, He came busting in through the window, notice all teh broken glass is on teh INSIDE of the room... I heard a noise and came to investigate. That's when I saw Him and politely asked if He'd be so kind as to LEAVE; depart the premises, immediately. He then RUSHED at me VIOLENTLY, with a MURDEROUS-RAGE IN HIS EYES, and, fearing for my very LIFE, I pulled out my Tina (that I happen to sleep with, in a holster, under my pajamas, luckily) and double-pumped His sorry *** STRAIGHT to HELL!!!. Then, I lit a cigarette and called you guys."
P.O.: "Thank You Sir, you've done a FINE service to the community. I wish there were MORE civic-minded citizens such as yourself. Have a Good evening, Sir, we'll clean this up for you.
You: "Thank you Officer Friendly, you have a nice evening, too!"
...Or sunthin like that... Of course, you'll hafta figure out how to speak in CAPS, on your own, I can't help you with that part[8D]
It would be nice if this is what happens BUT
the reality of the situation would go something like
PO "Sir put your hands on your head"
while the handcuffs go on
PO "you have the right to remain silent"
you " but officer, I was afraid for my life"
PO " I said you have the right to remain silent, do yourself a favor and remain silent"
you " BUT, BUT, BUT. . ."
PO " Sir, you just shot someone, your under arrest. the DA will decide if there will be charges pressed"
you may or may not get off at this point depending on where you live, and what they find. Lets just say for conversation that you are not charged and your shooting is "justified"
A few months will go by and you will receive a something from the dead guys family's lawyer because you are being taken to court for the financial loss for the family. Again for the sake of making this easy you're found "not resposible" for the man's death.
BEST CASE senario is that your lawyer has only charged you about $100,000 to keep you out of jail, and not resposible for the death of the man you shot. You have lost 2 years of your life in court, your job, your home ( because most people don't have $100K in liquid funds). Your life has changed forever. and that's the BEST CASE.
Worst case is you goto jail and get sued and loose that case too.
DO NOT EXPECT IF THIS HAPPENS FOR THE POLICE TO THANK YOU FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS. You WILL be arrested and most likely you WILL be sued. But you will be alive
Now with all this said. I choose to carry daily, EVERY time I leave my home, and many times in the home I am armed too. I choose that protecting my family is more important than ANYTHING else.
EVERYBODY I know, including, I'd bet, most on these boards who are so licensed; who carry concealed, are WELL aware of their liabilities, legally and financially. LEGALLY carrying a concealed weapon is a HUGE responsibility. Believe me when I say WE KNOW THIS!!! We may make light of it, here, but I seriously doubt if anybody here who's LEGALLY allowed to carry a concealed weapon makes light of that fact WHILE they're carrying.