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VoiceofReason wrote:

Jumping Frog wrote:

jimlongley wrote:Lots of "What ifs" Like what if the CHL holder legitimately thought he was being attacked and drew and fired?

Personally, I think ALL of the people involved in disarming him should be in jail right now.

I'll often walk with my weak side hand in my pocket, holding my knife. If I was being tackled like that, it is just as likely as I'd have stabbed whoever was tackling me. An up close and personal ambush, I can deploy my knife quicker than my gun.

I would have shot him and any other "hero" that attacked me. A choke hold is dangerous and not just because of possible suffocation.

I'll often walk with my weak side hand in my pocket, holding my back up gun.

I would guess thats why the guy jumped him from behind when the person wasn't looking.

cb1000rider wrote:

jimlongley wrote:Personally, I think ALL of the people involved in disarming him should be in jail right now.

So what do you do if two people in Walmart are on the ground scuffling for a gun? You've got a 50/50 chance of getting it right.

In Texas if you are assisting in what you believe is a legal arrest, including citizens arrest, then you are acting within the law and the action of stopping someone in and of itself doesn't create a cause of action. Basically if someone yells "stop thief!" you don't get the blame if you stop the person and they didn't steal.