Okay, please provide the facts that, in Texas, if you use your gun in a self-defense situation, that it is probable you will need "serious legal help." To answer that you would have to put in the denominator all of the people in Texas who used their guns in self-defense--then, on the numerator you would have to document all of those people who needed "serious legal help." I have never seen any statistic like that, in Texas, certainly nothing approaching a probability.CZp10 wrote:Talk to any independent expert on the subject, and they all agree. If you don’t assume you will need legal assistance if you every need to defend yourself then you are making a mistake. I seriously doubt anyone who claims not to be worried about needing legal help in that situation has any actual facts to back them up. There are plenty of legal and/or insurance services to choose from, and if you have the funds you can put a good attorney on retainer. I would be very surprised if anyone with actual assets to protect would advise you to just not worry about it.
The probability of anyone of us actually needing to fire our weapon in justified self-defense is extremely low, so low in fact that it is one of the reasons that the vast majority of people don’t bother carrying. However, the probability of needing serious legal help if you do use your weapon is very high, and this is based on facts, not opinions. So someone will recommend that you carry a gun for self-defense for a really tiny chance you might need it, and at the same time they will recommend that you don’t take adequate steps to protects yourself and your family’s assets for the high probability that you will need legal help? Ridiculous.
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- Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:48 pm
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- Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: Thoughts on [Pre-paid legal service]
I can only speak for myself, not you. I would rather spend my money on ammo and guns. I thought about the total number of folks with handgun licenses in Texas. Then I thought about the total number of claims or lawsuits filed against members of that group. I do not have any precise figures but my gut tells me it is a tiny, tiny fraction. My risk assessment may not be the same as yours but I encourage you to attempt that analysis. Additionally, ask for a copy of any proposed contract they want you to sign before you sign and review that or have an attorney review that with you. You have the right to know what you are buying with your money.