Skeptic
Founder's Club Member
I saw out in Washington state that the longshoremens union, unhappy that a different union was hired for some gig, attacked a facility, destroying stuff but also kidnapping hostages and unlawfully imprisoning them. Also there have been attacks by flash mobs, and out in the San Fran Bay area, anarchists.
My understanding of Virginia law is that if physically confronted by multiple attackers (especially ones armed with baseball bats, sticks, etc), use of lethal force may be justified.
Now is it different if they tell you they are only going to "detain" you , not kill you? Legally, do you have to trust them and surrender? Or can you use lethal force to avoid being unlawfully imprisoned by civilians?
Meanwhile, would you use the lethal force when they had overwhelming numbers? I know many here carry a BUG and / or extra mags, but a group of 500 could get pretty ugly...
And meanwhile these kinds of things seem to be happening more now. I am re-evaluating my carry choices (mainly capacity), especially when I go somewhere with my family, since their safety is far more important to me than my own.
Also - do you think OC in such a situation might deter them from approaching you in the first place?
My understanding of Virginia law is that if physically confronted by multiple attackers (especially ones armed with baseball bats, sticks, etc), use of lethal force may be justified.
Now is it different if they tell you they are only going to "detain" you , not kill you? Legally, do you have to trust them and surrender? Or can you use lethal force to avoid being unlawfully imprisoned by civilians?
Meanwhile, would you use the lethal force when they had overwhelming numbers? I know many here carry a BUG and / or extra mags, but a group of 500 could get pretty ugly...
And meanwhile these kinds of things seem to be happening more now. I am re-evaluating my carry choices (mainly capacity), especially when I go somewhere with my family, since their safety is far more important to me than my own.
Also - do you think OC in such a situation might deter them from approaching you in the first place?
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