No, your statement isn't accurate. The statutes prescribe certain standards that must be met to justify the use of deadly force against human beings. Dogs are not human beings, and the same standards do not apply.Beiruty wrote:If the law would justify the use of deadly force against 2-legged predators, what do you expect when you are dealing with the 4-legged animals? Got it? The key words are:"Justified use of deadly force"
Deadly force against a human is justified (in part) by:
(2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the deadly force is immediately necessary:
(A) to protect the actor against the other's use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force; or
(B) to prevent the other's imminent commission of aggravated kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, or aggravated robbery.
There is certainly no reason for me to wait for a dog's "use or attempted use of unlawful deadly force". That's ludicrous. If a dog is chasing or approaching in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack, or attempts to bite or otherwise endanger me, I am shooting it. Period.
Also, dogs can move quickly. I am not standing there with my hand near my holster waiting for a last second draw and shoot. No buddy, I've got the gun drawn and pointed ready to shoot while yelling at the dog. If I can't deter it, I am shooting it before it gets too close.