just out of curiosity, where do you live?jmgroves wrote:Is it legal to inform someone who is threatening you that you are armed? I had a close call downtown not long ago when I was approached in a dark parking lot by a transient asking for money. He started arguing with me and I thought it could become serious. He finally left me alone, but I started thinking about the legality of informing someone that you are armed.
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- Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: informing a threat
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Re: informing a threat
same here... if you feel that you need to tell a threat that you're armed (as an act to deter them from coming closer), it's time to draw and THEN give a verbal warning. my first instinct would be to try to just get out of there with as little incident as possible, but if i felt cornered or otherwise unable to escape safely, i'd rather draw first and then give them a verbal warning to back off and let me leave. my first assumption in this situation is that they are possibly armed too, if you just tell them you're armed and don't draw, how do you know they won't draw on you first? sure you've practiced drawing your weapon at home several times, but when faced with a real-life threatening situation, are you SURE you can get your gun out quicker than they can?MedicMan218 wrote:I agree with both previous post