linkinpark9812
Plinker
I brought up a similar topic before, in the sense that someone felt that their life was endangered, and you pulled your firearm and they immediately gave up, what would you say/do? Holster your firearm? Tell them not to move? citizen arrest?
Based on a case law I have seen in the past, just pointing a loaded firearm at an individual can be considered deadly force, not necessarily firing it.
However, I cam across this recent incident: http://www.dailyjournal.net/ftp/Editorial/reckley-011112.pdf
I will assume you read the whole thing before reading on.
While this was on his property, this attorney has said that in the initial contact, him raising his firearm at the approaching truck that was coming from his house and towards him was justified.
"Whether it was in self defense or to effectuate a legal citizen’s arrest forthe felonies being committed against them, Mr. Reckley had a legal right to raise his firearm and order the felons to stop the truck and get out."
While I am not sure if this is considered a "case law", it was interesting to read. While I believe that your chance of doing this in public is extremely slim, since the circumstances in this situation were unique and on their property, it is interesting how that statement is stated.
Btw, weird that the sheriff's department that wasn't helping them much actually tried to take it to a grand jury for possible charges. I guess I wasn't their so I probably can't make any assumptions on where their reasoning for it came from.
Thoughts?
Based on a case law I have seen in the past, just pointing a loaded firearm at an individual can be considered deadly force, not necessarily firing it.
However, I cam across this recent incident: http://www.dailyjournal.net/ftp/Editorial/reckley-011112.pdf
I will assume you read the whole thing before reading on.
While this was on his property, this attorney has said that in the initial contact, him raising his firearm at the approaching truck that was coming from his house and towards him was justified.
"Whether it was in self defense or to effectuate a legal citizen’s arrest forthe felonies being committed against them, Mr. Reckley had a legal right to raise his firearm and order the felons to stop the truck and get out."
While I am not sure if this is considered a "case law", it was interesting to read. While I believe that your chance of doing this in public is extremely slim, since the circumstances in this situation were unique and on their property, it is interesting how that statement is stated.
Btw, weird that the sheriff's department that wasn't helping them much actually tried to take it to a grand jury for possible charges. I guess I wasn't their so I probably can't make any assumptions on where their reasoning for it came from.
Thoughts?