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kahrfreak wrote:Since this thread has been resurrected, just thought I'd clarify a statement made earlier in the thread:

The basics: "I was in fear for my life,"

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the magic words (if you feel so compelled to make a statement) "I shot to stop the threat"?

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You may be getting confused with 'Shoot to kill' vs. 'Shoot to stop the threat.' A threat does not necessarily mean you were in fear for your life or serious bodily injury. These are justifications for use of deadly force. A 'threat' could be nothing more than than a verbal threat to beat you up which would not justify deadly force. So, bottom line, you would shoot because you were in fear for your life, and when you shoot you only shoot to stop the the threat from taking your life.

And if you ever have an opportunity to attend one of Charles Cotton's Texas Self-Defense & Deadly Force Law Seminars, do it. You will receive some extremely valuable information concerning the use of deadly force, Texas laws and things you should/shouldn't do in this type of scenario.