lordnitrox
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I got what i think is a good question from my friends today, and would like your input on it. The question i got was "how do you know when to draw?" At first i said "when you are in danger and deadly force is the only way to protect yourself."
Then i started to talk about it with them and got to the point where I came to the question "how do you know the danger?". lets say this is what is going on:
you are just getting out of your car and one person much bigger then you goes up to you and demands you give them your money/items. As far as you can tell he has no weapons, and is only useing threats. You look around and see that you can not run or escape very easy...what do you do?
the five of us (3 guys 2 women) thought about it and came up with the idea that it would be ok to draw and *maybe* fire if he draws a weapon of his own or does a very quick move as if grabbing for something. This is based on the fact you are alone and can not escape, and you are being put in a spot where he already said he would hurt you. if you are a woman, you have the worry of rape, so there is even more of a danger. I am not sure about the laws, however We felt that there was enough danger to justify action.
I got what i think is a good question from my friends today, and would like your input on it. The question i got was "how do you know when to draw?" At first i said "when you are in danger and deadly force is the only way to protect yourself."
Then i started to talk about it with them and got to the point where I came to the question "how do you know the danger?". lets say this is what is going on:
you are just getting out of your car and one person much bigger then you goes up to you and demands you give them your money/items. As far as you can tell he has no weapons, and is only useing threats. You look around and see that you can not run or escape very easy...what do you do?
the five of us (3 guys 2 women) thought about it and came up with the idea that it would be ok to draw and *maybe* fire if he draws a weapon of his own or does a very quick move as if grabbing for something. This is based on the fact you are alone and can not escape, and you are being put in a spot where he already said he would hurt you. if you are a woman, you have the worry of rape, so there is even more of a danger. I am not sure about the laws, however We felt that there was enough danger to justify action.