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Who needs a gun in Wawa? Or don't bring hot coffee to a knife fight.

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ccunning

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richarcm wrote:
So again, if you see some random person minding their own business get jumped by some guy and now has a knife to their throat.....you are supposed to walk away?  Like for example at a robbery at a gas station where the employee is wearing a bright yellow vest.  I'm supposed to do nothing?  Granted i don't want to shoot anyone but if I can help save someone's life I probably will.  I'll let the court figure out whether or not saving someone's life was legal or not. 
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I think in Virginia the answer to your question is yes. I'm not saying I agree, but I do think that you should be aware that you could end up with a murder charge if you do step in. Also now that the thread has been thoroughly jacked this discussion should probably be taken to the thread that TFred pointed out:

http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum54/17465.html
 
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cmartin7864 wrote:
Maybe he was uniformed secret service
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Uniformed service or agent what does it matter?

One of my neighbors is Uniformed Service and he carries legally when not a work.
Currently he is on partial/light duty due to a injury he sustained on vacation, he fell off a horse.
 
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ccunning wrote:
richarcm wrote:
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So again, if you see some random person minding their own business get jumped by some guy and now has a knife to their throat.....you are supposed to walk away? Like for example at a robbery at a gas station where the employee is wearing a bright yellow vest. I'm supposed to do nothing? Granted i don't want to shoot anyone but if I can help save someone's life I probably will. I'll let the court figure out whether or not saving someone's life was legal or not.
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I think in Virginia the answer to your question is yes. I'm not saying I agree, but I do think that you should be aware that you could end up with a murder charge if you do step in. Also now that the thread has been thoroughly jacked this discussion should probably be taken to the thread that TFred pointed out:

http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum54/17465.html
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No, not exactly. You CAN intervene but you better know what has transpired and that you are in the right BEFORE taking action and don't use any amount of force that the original victim could not use themselves. Otherwise, it can get ugly for you.
 
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