Castle Doctrine protects you.BroTyler wrote:My point is simply this: I was asking about non-lethal ammunition for previously mentioned reasons. I would still only pull the gun in an event that justified lethal force, I was simply trying to figure out what protects the family and myself from bogus repercussions.
I'm not here to start an argument. I believe firmly that we should be allowed to carry as we do, but I'm disgusted by the after-the-fact suits. As mentioned here previously also, one case in particular for me is that of the pharmacist who finished off (wrongly) a disabled BG. The family was on the media immediately after the fact screaming that their boy, who attempted to rob a pharmacy with a ski mask on, would never have done anything to deserve this, etc.
From what I've gathered here, the forum consensus is that non-lethal carry is not recommended, and again, I respectfully thank you all for your responses.
For what it's worth, anyone who carries without worrying about the repercussions of the use of deadly force is either lying or fool-hardy, I believe. I would hope that all of you, to at least some degree, think about the after-effects of shooting someone. I don't mean in reference to the BG, but in reference to your family and yourself. Frivolous lawsuits can shut down a career and a family.
Of course I understand the point that a bullet from a BG can end your life faster than a lawsuit, but that's not the point I'm arguing. I would much rather be alive to face the suits than dead and out of debt. I would just like to learn as much as I can to ensure that a thug's family doesn't attempt to use me as a cash cow if I ever have to draw.
Does that make sense? I feel like I'm being reasonable.
The problem with the pharmacist wasn't the first shot but fact that while the bg was dead on the ground he shot in again.
The rule to live by is you shoot to stop the threat. You do not shoot to kill and at the other end of the spectrum you do not fire warning shots either.
A shooting is only justifiable if you fear for your life or the lives of others. Once the bad guy was on the floor dead he was no longer a threat. The extra shots were completely uncalled for wheather or not he was dead.
The exception to this rule is you cannot show someone threatening to kill themselves
