cjwils
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Several times in recent years, in this and other forums, I have seen discussions about firing warning shots if you catch a burglar in your house, are confronted by a violent assailant, etc. I will not go into the details now, but generally, the advice has been that warning shots are a bad idea, and you could get into serious legal trouble by firing a warning shot. I have started to wonder about something that may or may not be legally viewed as a similar situation. What if I catch a burglar in my house, or am confronted by a violent assailant while I am out in public, and I try to scare him away by drawing my carry gun and pointing the laser sight in his direction? I suspect that many assailants would stop and either surrender or try to escape if they saw my laser pointed at their chest or at the wall in front of their face. But could I get myself into legal trouble by doing that?
It is another question as to how assailants in the real world have been seen to react when confronted by a laser gunsight. I will ask that question in the General Discussion section, since that is not a legal issue.
It is another question as to how assailants in the real world have been seen to react when confronted by a laser gunsight. I will ask that question in the General Discussion section, since that is not a legal issue.