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Another LEO/ Anyone Hypothetical situation
riflemike
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I am sitting in my vehicle minding my on business, I see someone approaching my vehicle with a weapon longgun or handgun, Not pointed at me but approaching me. Mine is beside me on the seat,( not that I own one [:D][:D][:D]
Do I feel threatened, of course I do. Would I be justified in shooting 1st and asking questions later? Or would that have to be determined at a later date.
Thanks
Do I feel threatened, of course I do. Would I be justified in shooting 1st and asking questions later? Or would that have to be determined at a later date.
Thanks
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civilian on the other hand? charged with manslaughter.
if it was me in the car, I don't know. at that point I don't have my hand on my gun, and he does on his. he got the drop on me. not good to aggravate the situation unless he's far enough away.
thanks
mike
More than one person?
What sex is this person?
What race is this person?
Business suit or blue genes and T-shirt?
Any tattoos?
Dreadlocks?
Time of day?
In town or country?
If town, what part of town?
Is the hammer on the gun cocked?
The legal advice you get here, is worth every penny you pay for it.
Casually put your hand on your weapon while observing the threat to glean what you can about his motivations. If his attention is exclusively on you and his posture is tense, it could bode badly. It could also mean he has someone else watching his back and you should be mindful. What you do from there depeneds on the escalation of the situation.
I am sitting in my vehicle minding my on business, I see someone approaching my vehicle with a weapon longgun or handgun, Not pointed at me but approaching me. Mine is beside me on the seat,( not that I own one [:D][:D][:D]
Do I feel threatened, of course I do. Would I be justified in shooting 1st and asking questions later? Or would that have to be determined at a later date.
Thanks
Since it's legal in Texas to tote a long gun down the street, unless he was doing something else in a threatening manner, you would be out of line to shoot if it happened here.
Personally, I would be color blind, but, cop or no cop, I would take note of the other person's weapon, his clothing, his body language, his * experession, his walking speed, his actual direction, surrounding area, what's going on around (and behind) you, and any of probably a dozen other things that tell you to shoot or don't shoot.
Yes, you do have time for this. All this feedback goes through your mind in a second or less.
If you perceive that it's time to shoot, it probably is. If you are wrong, se la vie. Like they say in sexual harrassment cases, you don't have to be sexually harrassing someone; if they perceive that you are harrassing them, that's all it takes to make the case valid.