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Elotemuygrande wrote:

Dragonfighter wrote:Your justification comes in the vagueries of the law. Terms like "reasonable" are key. Do you "reasonably" fear for your life or seriously bodily harm.

Disparity of force is another concept. A little old lady wanting to kick your tail is one thing, the same little old lady wielding a baseball bat is another.

I believe the first CHL shooting in Texas was the one that occured on the Mockingbird bridge in Dallas. A 370# Samoan got bent at a light and came back yelling at a 150-160# CHLr. The BG (unarmed) reached into the car and started to pound our intrepid test case who then dropped him with one shot center mass.

Typical press demonization occured, but the articles were pushed further back the more facts that were known. The BG was dead on the spot, and the Good Guy was no billed. I was sold on the .40 S&W.

Those vague statements are precisely what worries me when I try to read the law :) My sense of "reasonable" and degree of "imminent harm" that I would wish to avoid might differ from that of a jury or responding police.

Elotemuygrande wrote:The CHL class that I took was VERY weak on legal issues(IMHO) and the actual laws are a bit unclear to me.

Assuming that someone larger than yourself charges you with only fists and feet. Legally speaking only, would one be in trouble if the gun came out as a threat only? if it were used?