Ruderpinne
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Ok so I have been doing quite a bit of research here on this site (which has been extremely helpful!!!!! and I thank who ever designed it and all of you who comment on it daily!)
Ive been reading some laws here and there as well..
Can anyone point me to a link/site that explains in VA what qualifies as self defense shooting? I hope I never have to draw my weapon on anyone ever. However if I do I want to know when I am in the right and wrong.
If I have a mugger come up to me (or coming at me in a aggressive attitude) whether I am by myself or with my family.
Am I (in the right of the law) to so to say brandish my weapon so maybe he thinks twice? If he does not have a weapon that I can see I dont see how it would be lawful for me to draw on him unless he is twice my size which might be the case I am a small guy.
Also if he does have a weapon and I draw he continues I fire, (quite sure on this one) I am in the right.....right?
Also last question what if I take up for my family member say my step dad gets into a altercation and I go in to help (no one is going to watch their father get beat) and I cant get him off and I pull on him?
Sorry if these seem like common sense questions but now days Id rather know then second guess myself but then again if it came down to it, Id go to jail in a heartbeat if it came to protecting my mother or father.
I wouldnt like to go to jail but I would, I would never want to see either of them hurt it would kill me.
Thanks everyone!!!
-The New guy trying to learn!!
Ok so I have been doing quite a bit of research here on this site (which has been extremely helpful!!!!! and I thank who ever designed it and all of you who comment on it daily!)
Ive been reading some laws here and there as well..
Can anyone point me to a link/site that explains in VA what qualifies as self defense shooting? I hope I never have to draw my weapon on anyone ever. However if I do I want to know when I am in the right and wrong.
If I have a mugger come up to me (or coming at me in a aggressive attitude) whether I am by myself or with my family.
Am I (in the right of the law) to so to say brandish my weapon so maybe he thinks twice? If he does not have a weapon that I can see I dont see how it would be lawful for me to draw on him unless he is twice my size which might be the case I am a small guy.
Also if he does have a weapon and I draw he continues I fire, (quite sure on this one) I am in the right.....right?
Also last question what if I take up for my family member say my step dad gets into a altercation and I go in to help (no one is going to watch their father get beat) and I cant get him off and I pull on him?
Sorry if these seem like common sense questions but now days Id rather know then second guess myself but then again if it came down to it, Id go to jail in a heartbeat if it came to protecting my mother or father.
I wouldnt like to go to jail but I would, I would never want to see either of them hurt it would kill me.
Thanks everyone!!!
-The New guy trying to learn!!