So a friend of mine, a female, was walking her dog at a popular wilderness recreation area. Her dog was not on a leash and is not required by law to be on a leash.
As she was walking the dog went a little in front of her and some man got mad that the dog was getting close to him. The dog is a golden retriever and is the nicest thing on the planet.
The man then starts yelling at my friend to get the dog away from him. As she gets closer the man pepper sprays the dog.
My friend starts to yell at the man and while attempting to get her dog to put it on a leash and get out of the area, the man pepper sprays her.
Now, here is my question......
My friend was carry a loaded concealed handgun. She and her dog have been pepper sprayed and she is alone in a wilderness area with a hostile and aggressive man.
Did she have a legal justification to use deadly force with her handgun ?
As she was walking the dog went a little in front of her and some man got mad that the dog was getting close to him. The dog is a golden retriever and is the nicest thing on the planet.
The man then starts yelling at my friend to get the dog away from him. As she gets closer the man pepper sprays the dog.
My friend starts to yell at the man and while attempting to get her dog to put it on a leash and get out of the area, the man pepper sprays her.
Now, here is my question......
My friend was carry a loaded concealed handgun. She and her dog have been pepper sprayed and she is alone in a wilderness area with a hostile and aggressive man.
Did she have a legal justification to use deadly force with her handgun ?