au_prospector
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I dont know. . . .
I think on a forum, its easy to huff and spew hot air through the fingertips.
Dont get me wrong and I mean absolutely no disrespect. My fat fingers are often full of hot air when typing on the internet.
As a God fearing man, I suppose I would need to positively identify my target before pulling the trigger. After all a top rule of firearms safety is to ALWAYS know your target and what is beyond. We all can make the assumption every round fired has a lawyer attached. You cant put the poop back into the cow.
If I could not ID, and I could not retreat ~ then I guess it's a standoff until help arrives. They will without a doubt know I am armed, I can say that for sure. And I always carry a phone.
I guess I will never really know for sure how I would respond until something like that happens. All I can do is try to be as ready as possible. Rehearse often and let us hope something like this never happens to any of us.
Obviously YMMV
Only slightly related in that the homeowner had no idea what the firearm was shooting at. Famous case we studied in a TORT law class I once took. Its a good read, especially the very last sentence. Your question made me think of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katko_v._Briney
I think on a forum, its easy to huff and spew hot air through the fingertips.
Dont get me wrong and I mean absolutely no disrespect. My fat fingers are often full of hot air when typing on the internet.
As a God fearing man, I suppose I would need to positively identify my target before pulling the trigger. After all a top rule of firearms safety is to ALWAYS know your target and what is beyond. We all can make the assumption every round fired has a lawyer attached. You cant put the poop back into the cow.
If I could not ID, and I could not retreat ~ then I guess it's a standoff until help arrives. They will without a doubt know I am armed, I can say that for sure. And I always carry a phone.
I guess I will never really know for sure how I would respond until something like that happens. All I can do is try to be as ready as possible. Rehearse often and let us hope something like this never happens to any of us.
Obviously YMMV
Only slightly related in that the homeowner had no idea what the firearm was shooting at. Famous case we studied in a TORT law class I once took. Its a good read, especially the very last sentence. Your question made me think of it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katko_v._Briney