dirtykoala wrote:
I'm on my phone otherwise I would find it for you. I think it's in 12031 that it gives examplesof when you can load. If you feel that your life is in danger, you can.
12031 (j) (1) seems to cover it.....
(j) (1) Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the
carrying of any loaded firearm, under circumstances where it would
otherwise be lawful, by a person who reasonably believes that the
person or property of himself or herself or of another is in
immediate, grave danger and that the carrying of the weapon is
necessary for the preservation of that person or property. As used
in this subdivision, "immediate" means the brief interval before and
after the local law enforcement agency, when reasonably possible, has
been notified of the danger and before the arrival of its
assistance.
Man with a gun calls are going to come flying in to the local PD....This time they are going to report that you have it out and are pointing it at someone, so you are probably going to get a very different response than a simple E check.
It gets real sticky if the bad guy is still right there (you don't want to put it down in front of him whenthe police arrive) so think of a plan.
I would be yelling out who I was immediately to the PD and think about dropping the mag and tossing the gun away (onto something soft hopefully). It your gun does not have a mag disconnect, this may take a little more thought. I would not be jacking a round out of the chamber with PD guns pointed at you. No one is going to steal your gun with 20 cops there and if they did, it's better than getting shot.
This is beating a dead horse, but if you are going to open carry, you had better have thought of ALL of the reasonable situations you may find yourself in.
Do you have a phone with pre set 911, do you have a means to restrain someone, do you have a less than lethal force plan, what are you going to do with your family if they are there, are you going to protect just yourself or are you going to step in to protect others,if the bank is getting robbed are you going to try to stop it or be a good witness?
There are a million possibilities and you best have thought through as many as possible.