TaurusPT945
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If I'm faced with clear and present danger with an armed criminal, where is the appropriate part of the body to shoot and how many shots do I have to fire to prove that everything is just self defense?
As soon as you can, get yourself into a shooting class with someone knowledgeable about your own state laws. The laws are different from one state to another and what is legal in Texas ain't necessarily legal in California.
TaurusPT945 said:If I'm faced with clear and present danger with an armed criminal, where is the appropriate part of the body to shoot and how many shots do I have to fire to prove that everything is just self defense?
P95Carry said:You need to be able to state that ''I was in FEAR for my life'' - and assuming things are indeed that bad - you shoot until the threat is stopped.
P95Carry said:You need to be able to state that ''I was in FEAR for my life'' - and assuming things are indeed that bad - you shoot until the threat is stopped. Whether this puts the guy on the ground or not is academic, if in fact he still poses a threat by trying to shoot back. Thus a round count will also be academic - it is what is required to achieve a result.
Just remember though, if asked why you fired 6 times, (or 8, or.........)answering with "He died before I could reload" is a major faux pas.horge said:Hey Chris, that reminds me of the self-defense shooter's vocalization drill
"Nooo!! Stay away!!! I'm in fear of my life!!!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"You're frightening me to death!!! I said I'm in fear of my life!!!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"I'm in fear of my liiiiiife!!! Everybody in the vicinity hear me?"
Bang! Bang! ...eject... ...reload...
"Helllp!!!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hey, with nearly all the bases already covered so nicely...
-horge