gamestalker
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Like a number of us, I like to reload and especially for my self defense ammo. I load a gold dot hollow point for my .357 model 66 and have chronographed them at over 1700 fps. I friend of mine told me that I was carrying an illegal load for self defense and would be prosecuted for using excessive force if I ever had to defend myself against an imminent life threatening circumstance. I disagree with him even though we all know that this load is most deffinitly going to cause the perpetrator to suffer an enormous hole in his body not to mention the hydra shock effect from a round of that type and velocity at point blank, or nearly point blank range, as would most likely be the circumstances in a self defense situation. Oh, I did I mention the fact that I live in Arizona, where we are legal to use what ever means deemed necessaryif thecircumstances are considered to be possibly personally life threatening, or if the safety of another is of like circumstances. Our law says something to the effect ofdeadly force is deemed necessary by force of equal manner of defense based on the individual threat level. I for one would do what ever is possible to avoid having to use my weapon. Like any other normal person I'm not keen on the thought of having to take the life of another and would surely suffer a great deal of emotional distress if I ever had to dispatch the life of another human being. But in the same way of thinkking, I wouldn't waste any time waiting to see if the bad guy is actually going to use his weapon before I respond with deadly force. If he has a weapon I have to assume he is willing to use it, why else would he be pointing it at me or another person. If they are threatening your life with a knife or some instrument that could cause a life threatening injury or in fact death then you may be within your legal right to utilize deadly defensive measures. I read about a man in El Paso, Texas who caught a perpetrator stealing his car. The perp didn't obey the owners command to stop what he was doing and surrender and instead began to drive away in the car. The owner of the car opened fire, killing the perpetrator. He was never charged with anything at all even though he claimed to have never been in fear of his life. Apparently you are legally protected to defend your property and life by lethal means in some states. Please don't consider this posting to be any form of guidline as to the use of lethal force for any reason. It is only what I read and may have included circumstances beyond what the news paper either knew of printed. I just thought it was interesting as to what can become of a perpetrator if he isn't informed of possible reprocussions for his criminal act. Bottom line, if your breaking the law in some serious way you just might get yourself seriously hurt or even killed by those not affraid to defend their selves, others, or their property. It just isn't worth it to break the law!
Everything in this post is only my personal opinion and should not be considered as fact or law. It is the responsibility of every individual to know the state and federal laws. The last thing us gun lovers want is for our interpretations of such to be considered as fact and then be responsible for an innocent reader to get into trouble for considering my opinion as fact.
Gun control means making sure you hit your target the first time! Reload for optimum accuracy and effectivness!
Like a number of us, I like to reload and especially for my self defense ammo. I load a gold dot hollow point for my .357 model 66 and have chronographed them at over 1700 fps. I friend of mine told me that I was carrying an illegal load for self defense and would be prosecuted for using excessive force if I ever had to defend myself against an imminent life threatening circumstance. I disagree with him even though we all know that this load is most deffinitly going to cause the perpetrator to suffer an enormous hole in his body not to mention the hydra shock effect from a round of that type and velocity at point blank, or nearly point blank range, as would most likely be the circumstances in a self defense situation. Oh, I did I mention the fact that I live in Arizona, where we are legal to use what ever means deemed necessaryif thecircumstances are considered to be possibly personally life threatening, or if the safety of another is of like circumstances. Our law says something to the effect ofdeadly force is deemed necessary by force of equal manner of defense based on the individual threat level. I for one would do what ever is possible to avoid having to use my weapon. Like any other normal person I'm not keen on the thought of having to take the life of another and would surely suffer a great deal of emotional distress if I ever had to dispatch the life of another human being. But in the same way of thinkking, I wouldn't waste any time waiting to see if the bad guy is actually going to use his weapon before I respond with deadly force. If he has a weapon I have to assume he is willing to use it, why else would he be pointing it at me or another person. If they are threatening your life with a knife or some instrument that could cause a life threatening injury or in fact death then you may be within your legal right to utilize deadly defensive measures. I read about a man in El Paso, Texas who caught a perpetrator stealing his car. The perp didn't obey the owners command to stop what he was doing and surrender and instead began to drive away in the car. The owner of the car opened fire, killing the perpetrator. He was never charged with anything at all even though he claimed to have never been in fear of his life. Apparently you are legally protected to defend your property and life by lethal means in some states. Please don't consider this posting to be any form of guidline as to the use of lethal force for any reason. It is only what I read and may have included circumstances beyond what the news paper either knew of printed. I just thought it was interesting as to what can become of a perpetrator if he isn't informed of possible reprocussions for his criminal act. Bottom line, if your breaking the law in some serious way you just might get yourself seriously hurt or even killed by those not affraid to defend their selves, others, or their property. It just isn't worth it to break the law!
Everything in this post is only my personal opinion and should not be considered as fact or law. It is the responsibility of every individual to know the state and federal laws. The last thing us gun lovers want is for our interpretations of such to be considered as fact and then be responsible for an innocent reader to get into trouble for considering my opinion as fact.
Gun control means making sure you hit your target the first time! Reload for optimum accuracy and effectivness!