Hello Gentlemen, I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this as this is my first post. I have an interesting situation that I need some advice on.
A good friend of mine has been dealing with one of his friend's domestic issues recently. From what I have been told, he is abusive to his girl friend, is a drug user, "criminal" and a "psychopath". Anyway, long story short, my friend is having the girlfriend stay of this person with him until they can get her back on her feet. He is currently being held by the police, waiting to go in front of a judge. It is very possible that he will be released soon.
Here's the thing, he said that he would go to my friends house, kill everyone there and burn the house down. This, obviously, got my friend a little anxious. They already called the police and explained the situation to them. The police simply said to call 911 if they see him there.
They do not have their own firearms, in case there becomes a situation before the police were to arrive. What I want to know is what the law would say about the possibility of me staying with them, in case the need arises to defend them. I suppose that I could also loan them my weapon, though I'm not sure of the potential legal issues with that either. Not to mention that they aren't nearly as familiar with the use of any weapon.
Let me be clear, I/We do NOT wish to do harm to anyone, but I also do not want harm done to anyone, especially those that are innocent. Obviously, the first thing that we would do would be to call the police and I would only be a last resort in this scenario.
As you can see, I'm not sure what would be the best thing to do in this situation. Any help/thoughts would be appreciated.
A good friend of mine has been dealing with one of his friend's domestic issues recently. From what I have been told, he is abusive to his girl friend, is a drug user, "criminal" and a "psychopath". Anyway, long story short, my friend is having the girlfriend stay of this person with him until they can get her back on her feet. He is currently being held by the police, waiting to go in front of a judge. It is very possible that he will be released soon.
Here's the thing, he said that he would go to my friends house, kill everyone there and burn the house down. This, obviously, got my friend a little anxious. They already called the police and explained the situation to them. The police simply said to call 911 if they see him there.
They do not have their own firearms, in case there becomes a situation before the police were to arrive. What I want to know is what the law would say about the possibility of me staying with them, in case the need arises to defend them. I suppose that I could also loan them my weapon, though I'm not sure of the potential legal issues with that either. Not to mention that they aren't nearly as familiar with the use of any weapon.
Let me be clear, I/We do NOT wish to do harm to anyone, but I also do not want harm done to anyone, especially those that are innocent. Obviously, the first thing that we would do would be to call the police and I would only be a last resort in this scenario.
As you can see, I'm not sure what would be the best thing to do in this situation. Any help/thoughts would be appreciated.