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doc540 wrote:

kyreb wrote:I also think he shot it dry and did not reload. ( no extra mags one might assume) Something else to address on my part.

Yes, plenty in that video to consider.

But notice at the very end how he looks down at his gun.

The slide's not locked back.

Hmmmmm.........

Some guns don't lock the slide back after it's empty to save weight or something they leave the slide lock out.
Example: Rohrbaugh R9 And 380 don't lock the slide back, either manually or with an empty mag.
The Diamondback DB380 and DB9 (http://diamondbackfirearms.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)do not have a slide lock feature.
Raven MP 25 and Jennings J22 don't hold slides open after mag is empty IIRC

RHenriksen wrote:

kyreb wrote:Here in Houston, I run around in shorts and a tee shirt most of the time. Dressed as such, I find myself with a .380 loaded with PowerBall in my pocket holstered much of the time.

I also wear a t shirt & (cargo) shorts frequently. But the shorts have belt loops, and I wear a gun belt, IWB holster, and either an 8 round 9mm or a 16 round .40 caliber.

Nothing about shorts & a tshirt requires you to carry just a mouse gun!

At the moment, I'm in Elastic waist/drawstring knit shorts WalMart sells as sleeping shorts I believe) , no belt and wearing a Taurus PT709 9mm (though there are lighter weight 9mms) IWB in a single clip all Kydex holster. My 380s in the safe weigh as much or more probably ... a SMALL NAA Guardian 380(Capacity: 6 Rounds Caliber: .380 ACP Weight: 18.72 ounces) weighs much more than a polymer 9mm like a DB9 (12.7 ounces with an empty magazine in place,) or PF9 (12.7 oz by itself, or rather 14.6 ounces empty, including the magazine).

philip964 wrote:To me the DA should arrest the old guy for assault with a deadly weapon. From the video he obviously fired at least two shots after he was no longer in fear for his life. The last shot he fired as the man was scrambling away on the ground was clearly illegal. Thank goodness for video, without it we would have thought that this guy was a hero.

Any jury in California would find him guilty without question.

Perhaps in Florida/California, maybe in Texas, depends ... but did the scrambler fellow 1) return the property he took yet? 2) still possess a gun which was a threat? Even scrambling on the ground a person with a gun can shoot people.

Texas:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... m/PE.9.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sec. 9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
Sec. 9.33. DEFENSE OF THIRD PERSON.
Sec. 9.32. DEADLY FORCE IN DEFENSE OF PERSON.

B) to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property; and

(3) he reasonably believes that:

(A) the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means; or

(B) the use of force other than deadly force to protect or recover the land or property would expose the actor or another to a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury.