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Originally Posted by DDDDave
How many others have said ' Shoot him dead on the spot' Really? I am glad none of you have guns.
The crime he committed was an assault. It was an ugly incident, no doubt. Question for all of you gun toters out there. You see a fight in the parking lot of your local Wal-Mart. Two yahoos are going at it and one guy is getting beat down. Do you pull out your gun and shoot dead the guy who is winning the fight? Why not? Who is right, who is wrong. What are they fighting about. What business is it of yours. Do you pull your gun and say 'Stop it or I'll shoot'. Yeah, right. That shit is for the movies. You do not pull your gun to threaten someone, you pull your gun to use it. The law everywhere in this country is your life must be in immediate danger to justify using deadly force.
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First off, I said shoot him and I have a gun. I have many guns. I always have a gun on my person. See my public profile.
As for the deadly force thing, laws vary GREATLY from state to state. In Texas it's legal to shoot someone for kicking your dog (mebbe thats a stretch, but the point is in Texas it's legal to use deadly force to defend your property.) From what I have gathered (and I'm certainly no lawyer) from NY law is you can use deadly force to defend another person from harm. It's all really up to circumstances and ultimately up to the grand jury, from what I have been told ALL deadly force self defense scenarios go before a grand jury...