Jim Thorpe
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Not sure if you guys saw the attempted abduction today in Fairfax. In the incident, an unknown man attempted to pull a child from a vehicle at a 7-Eleven in Fairfax. The mother in the vehicle had her child by one arm, while the unknown man had the child by the other arm. It was clear, in this case, that the man did not know the child. The mother screamed, and another woman came and yelled at the man, and started to also pull the child away from the man. In the end, police came and the man was arrested. See here for story:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/vir...attempted-kidnapping-of-seven-year-old-061710
Use of force question.... If one were OCing or CCing, and they witnessed this scene, and demanded the man release the child, at one point could one draw weapon and force man to lie on ground? I would assume this case would warrant that.
Second question.... What if the man, who is not armed with any weapon, begins to move toward you as you have your weapon drawn? At this point, if you do not use your firearm, you risk having it used against you if you were to engage in a physical encounter. However, I am not sure whether this would warrant use of force with your weapon since he is unarmed. Obviously if he had a knife, your life would clearly be at risk. But that would not be the case here.
Not sure if you guys saw the attempted abduction today in Fairfax. In the incident, an unknown man attempted to pull a child from a vehicle at a 7-Eleven in Fairfax. The mother in the vehicle had her child by one arm, while the unknown man had the child by the other arm. It was clear, in this case, that the man did not know the child. The mother screamed, and another woman came and yelled at the man, and started to also pull the child away from the man. In the end, police came and the man was arrested. See here for story:
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/vir...attempted-kidnapping-of-seven-year-old-061710
Use of force question.... If one were OCing or CCing, and they witnessed this scene, and demanded the man release the child, at one point could one draw weapon and force man to lie on ground? I would assume this case would warrant that.
Second question.... What if the man, who is not armed with any weapon, begins to move toward you as you have your weapon drawn? At this point, if you do not use your firearm, you risk having it used against you if you were to engage in a physical encounter. However, I am not sure whether this would warrant use of force with your weapon since he is unarmed. Obviously if he had a knife, your life would clearly be at risk. But that would not be the case here.