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...I think we have us a d-Con moment...

...I understand, I hurt my head once falling off a cabbage truck, but it wasn't yesterday...

...I am truly amazed at the difference between the first post and this one, in grammar, sentence structure, and articulation...it's almost as if........naw, couldn't be...time for my meds and off to bed...

...now I've learned my somethin' for today...thanks, Thomas...I often google and get referred to a thread, but didn't know how to do what you just taught...this place is a LIBRARY of do's AND DON'Ts!!!

jareknyc wrote:thanks guys for all this great responses, two more questions

#1 can i shoot in the air so hopefully they will get scared and stay on the ground till police arrives ??

#2 can i point a gun at someone and wait till police comes, i think as far as i know i am not using deadly force simple by holding someone at gun point, is that correct ??

...you should NEVER fire a "warning shot" and NEVER shoot in the air...

...the law says that if you were justified in USING deadly force, you were justified in SHOWING or THREATENING deadly force

...if you were not justified in USING deadly force, you could get in a lot of trouble trying to show why you THREATENED using deadly force...


How'd we do on our litle test???

...this part:

" jareknyc wrote:
trying to steal purse or wallet,
there is no deadly force being used, therefore you cannot use deadly force against it.
remember, even DRAWING your weapon is "using" deadly force. "


...is a wrong answer...as the OP described it...a robbery is in progress..NOT a theft...and deadly force can be necessary if it meets PC 9:41 AND 9:42...or, if you prefer, both PC 9:31 and 9:32 either set would justify deadly force...

...that being said...the warnings against being mistaken about what's going on and being sure to think it out are well taken...







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