Dan20703 wrote:The way I look at it there are no fist fights while carrying.
I never lose sight of the fact that every encounter -- PERIOD -- is an armed encounter by the very fact that I am armed.
It influences how I interact with other people, how I choose to de-escalate, how I choose to retreat if I can do so safely, and how I choose to defend myself. There have been a lot of police officers killed by weapon retention failures and they are trained in weapon retention. I am not similarly trained, therefore it is even more critical that I defend myself before it reaches the stage of potentially losing control of my firearm.
Also, I have a brother who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It has made me even more aware of the issues and vulnerabilities associated with TBI's. I don't need to be in fear for my life to use deadly force, simply being in fear of serious bodily injury is sufficient. Believe me, after seeing the effects of TBI up close and personal, it definitely qualifies as "serious bodily injury".
(3) "Deadly force" means force that is intended or known by the actor to cause, or in the manner of its use or intended use is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury.