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suthdj wrote:

that1otherdude wrote:

suthdj wrote: According to my instructor even if you were justified in shooting with a CHL you will still be arrested, charged, post bail, an go before a grand jury etc.., Remember you did kill someone it is not the job of the police to decide your guilt or innocence that is for the courts. So your shot to save a life may be worth it but everything else is in the big question do you have the $$$$$ to prove you are innocent?

I am sitting here with a Coworker who defended himself during an attempted carjacking killed one BG and the other was apprehended shortly after. He had to go give a statement downtown for some detectives then was released a couple hours later and was no-billed by the grand jury so fast his head spun... (this happend sept 2008 in Houston) not one dollar out of pocket to him he didn't even speak to an attorney (he should have though)..

the only hassle was that they kept his Glock 19 for evidence for 7 MONTHS?!?! to try to put away the surviving gangbanger who will probably only do like 15 years...

This is nice to know however I wonder if it is the exception or the rule.

suthdj wrote:

dac1842 wrote:There is a statute that states something to the effect of, if a person, not licenesed to carry a weapon, uses deadly force, and the use of deadly force was justified, then the actor will not be charged under the UCW statute. In other words, if you blow some knothead away that despartely deserved it, then you will be a hero.

According to my instructor even if you were justified in shooting with a CHL you will still be arrested, charged, post bail, an go before a grand jury etc.., Remember you did kill someone it is not the job of the police to decide your guilt or innocence that is for the courts. So your shot to save a life may be worth it but everything else is in the big question do you have the $$$$$ to prove you are innocent?