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G26ster wrote:I'm truly surprised by the number of folks who believe that if you have drawn your weapon first, you are the automatic winner in any encounter.

bdickens wrote:

CainA wrote:

bdickens wrote:

CainA wrote:I wouldn't shoot the perp even if justified. Material things aren't worth the legal headache.

Well now, how about if those material things are either a) your livelihood, like the tools with which you make your living and feed your family, or b) rare and extremely difficult to replace like your left-handed Gibson Flying V?

Insurance.

Insurance. Why not just chuck the guy the keys to your house, too?

lrpettit wrote:

CainA wrote:

lrpettit wrote:

CainA wrote:

bdickens wrote:

CainA wrote:I wouldn't shoot the perp even if justified. Material things aren't worth the legal headache.

Well now, how about if those material things are either a) your livelihood, like the tools with which you make your living and feed your family, or b) rare and extremely difficult to replace like your left-handed Gibson Flying V?

Insurance.

In my case, insurance wouldn't cover the weeks of effort it would take to recover the loss and the resultant effect on my business if they steal my "tools". I would defend my property.

Okay, good luck to you if you ever encounter this scenario.

Just curious, would you also just rely on insurance if they were burglarizing your house? Would you go out the back door and let them take whatever they wanted if they left before the police arrived? It's a serious question. I might depending on the circumstances. I hope I never know the answer. Some people say they wouldn't use their weapon to defend property under any circumstances. I believe I would in some circumstances and accept the legal hassle that goes with it. I don't know that either position is "right".

lrpettit wrote:

CainA wrote:

bdickens wrote:

CainA wrote:I wouldn't shoot the perp even if justified. Material things aren't worth the legal headache.

Well now, how about if those material things are either a) your livelihood, like the tools with which you make your living and feed your family, or b) rare and extremely difficult to replace like your left-handed Gibson Flying V?

Insurance.

In my case, insurance wouldn't cover the weeks of effort it would take to recover the loss and the resultant effect on my business if they steal my "tools". I would defend my property.

bdickens wrote:

CainA wrote:I wouldn't shoot the perp even if justified. Material things aren't worth the legal headache.

Well now, how about if those material things are either a) your livelihood, like the tools with which you make your living and feed your family, or b) rare and extremely difficult to replace like your left-handed Gibson Flying V?