Let me ask you this:
Did your CHL instructor discuss conflict deescalation?
My CHL instructor discussed it at great length, and I am more concerned about that than I am about when I can draw my gun. The law is fairly clear, and just because it's legal to draw it, doesn't mean I have to.
My gun is there as an absolute last resort. As someone earlier pointed out, it's at the end of the force continuum.
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- Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:46 am
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I got into a similar discussion with a guy recently who said that you can never be justified in shoot anyone in the back.
I argued that, if the person was still a threat to you or others, that you could indeed shoot him in the back and be justified in doing so. For instance, he still has his gun in his hand and may be running for cover to return fire. Or he could be running in a direction where he might be a threat to your family or other innocents.
I don't think I could bring myself to shoot someone for stealing my wallet. But I'm careful about where I carry my wallet, and where I pull it out.
The best solution to this dilemma is to pay attention while your change is being counted to you, or to count it while you're still at the register. If the cashier shorted you and you don't notice it before you leave, you're gonna have a difficult time recovering the remainder anyway.
There just aren't that many things I'd shoot a person for. There has to be a threat, whether real or perceived (such as something that might be perceived during a "theft in the night" as opposed to in the daytime).
I argued that, if the person was still a threat to you or others, that you could indeed shoot him in the back and be justified in doing so. For instance, he still has his gun in his hand and may be running for cover to return fire. Or he could be running in a direction where he might be a threat to your family or other innocents.
I don't think I could bring myself to shoot someone for stealing my wallet. But I'm careful about where I carry my wallet, and where I pull it out.
The best solution to this dilemma is to pay attention while your change is being counted to you, or to count it while you're still at the register. If the cashier shorted you and you don't notice it before you leave, you're gonna have a difficult time recovering the remainder anyway.
There just aren't that many things I'd shoot a person for. There has to be a threat, whether real or perceived (such as something that might be perceived during a "theft in the night" as opposed to in the daytime).