You want to let them know you did it, and you explained why in the call. That way it is recorded.anygunanywhere wrote:Wouldn't it be better to tell the 911 operator that "Someone has been shot" instead of "I shot someone" ?? Since they record the calls if they record you saying you shot someone it is an admission of guilt.
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- Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:36 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Requesting an ambulance?
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- Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:34 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Requesting an ambulance?
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They will find the gun when they get there. That is good enough for me.rdcrags wrote:Isn’t it more helpful to your case to say “I had to shoot a person who is dressed like a man when he tried to shoot me”? Instead of “tried to rob me”. My position would be that I feared for my life, not that I was about to be $80 less rich.
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:45 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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And the reason you request an ambulance is it shows you are concerned for the person you have shot. You just had to shoot them to stop them, and have no animosity toward them. (Whether you really do or don't is irrelevant.
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:34 am
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The advice is to tell 911 'My name is XXXX. I am at XXXXX location. I just had to shoot a man (woman) that tried to rob me at gunpoint. Please send police and an ambulance.' That is all you need to say. Have your gun put away when they arrive. If the scene is not safe, move from there, but tell the police where you are and when they arrive they can go back to the other scene.CoffeeNut wrote:This is something that wasn't covered in my CHL class and I haven't seen it on here. What I do know is that my CHL instructor was insistent on saying as little as possible to 911 in the event that we had to use our weapon. She stated that we should "state your name, that you have been the victim of a crime and require immediate assistance at such and such location - then hang up".
Hypothetically speaking I just popped a guy for trying to rob me at gunpoint. He's bleeding out on the sidewalk while I'm on with 911. Should I tell 911 that I need an ambulance? Should I tell 911 that there have been injuries and let them decide what to send out?
Basically is there any requirement to request an ambulance for the injured party? I'm not sure I'm comfortable kicking rocks while someone dies in front of me regardless of what they just tried to do (if I've been able to secure the scene anyway) however I also don't want my asking for an ambulance being seen as some sort of guilt for having to do what was necessary to save my life.