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I think it's time that DPS start auditing instructors because it seems as though there are a whole lot who are substandard at best.

glock27 wrote:my instructor taught us if you pull the gun out, you better kill them. one story is better than two.

glock27 wrote:and plus if they live they will probably sue you. another point of view is the bad guys parents or whoever could file a civil suit on you for some retarded reason. but criminally you are in the right to kill given the correct personel defense situation.

Texas law gives you immunity from civil liability in the case of a justified shooting.

BroTyler wrote:That seems like a point of semantics. I appreciate the responses generated in this thread, though. I believe we should have the right to self-defense, but I also have to ensure I don't cripple myself and my family through civil cases if the need ever arises. Obviously, I'm still new to this, so I'm grateful to everyone for your help in my research.

It is not a point of semantics, it is a point of reality. People can, and have, been killed with supposedly "non-lethal" tazers, rubber bullets and the like.

A bad shoot is a bad shoot and a good shoot is a good shoot. If you are justified in shooting someone, It won't matter if you shoot someone with an artillery piece or a rubber band. If you are not justified in shooting someone, It won't matter if you shoot someone with an artillery piece or a rubber band.

Like Excaliber said, you really need to get your mind right about deadly force before you go carrying a gun around.

There is no such thing as non-lethal ammunition.