rpenmanparker
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As I was taught in CCL class, in Texas the defense of property is sufficient reason for exercising deadly force at least at night So avoidance is not really required. If your car is being stolen, you may confront the perpetrators. If a thief is fleeing with your watch, you may legally shoot them.Fantasy scenarios are off-topic for an "ankle carry" thread, but I would remind anyone considering ankle carry that there are 5 elements necessary to secure a self-defense justification for a shooting and one of them is avoidance. Many states have statutes imposing a "duty to retreat" and even those states where there are "stand your ground" laws, your legal defense is substantially eroded if you have a chance to avoid the confrontation and you opt for a clever tactic that ends with you shooting someone. Avoidance is a core principle not just legally, but also for our survival. Whenever you make a choice to stay and fight instead of leaving, you also erode another key element of self-defense justification: innocence. To have an air-tight self-defense defense, the attack has to be "unprovoked." Standing your ground to try out your IDPA-ninja skills seriously damages the argument that you were innocent and non-provocative. It also raises the chances of you dying well above zero. Leaving should be one of our most coveted options should it ever present itself. And as it has been pointed out, an ankle-gun is inaccessible when you're running away. That doesn't render an ankle gun useless, but it does mean you would do well to have another option in addition to an ankle gun.
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