Bryan Man Shooting Behind Restaurant - CHL goes out with gun
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:46 pm
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Article says people heard what sounded like shots behind a restaurant in Bryan. Turned out to be a man shooting at bottles behind the restaurant, which is in town.
An off duty police and a CHL holder went out with guns drawn. The way I read it, it's two people, the officer and another person with a CHL. I don't know if the officer asked the CHL holder to go but if not, this seems like a very fine line of escalating by seeking out the person with deadly force instead of remaining inside. Had the CHL holder had to shoot, it could have made things difficult. It's an interesting situation to consider. Go on offense as a defense? Are you under threat inside when you hear what sounds like gunfire outside? Does none of that matter until you are outside and MWG turns on you? Does going out with it already drawn make a difference?
As mentioned, maybe the CHL holder and police worked together but it's an interesting hypothetical to consider even if not.
UPDATE: On the news it was clarified that it was the off duty officer that was also a CHL holder, not two different people. This story still makes for some interesting thought but I wanted to update with the new facts.
Article says people heard what sounded like shots behind a restaurant in Bryan. Turned out to be a man shooting at bottles behind the restaurant, which is in town.
An off duty police and a CHL holder went out with guns drawn. The way I read it, it's two people, the officer and another person with a CHL. I don't know if the officer asked the CHL holder to go but if not, this seems like a very fine line of escalating by seeking out the person with deadly force instead of remaining inside. Had the CHL holder had to shoot, it could have made things difficult. It's an interesting situation to consider. Go on offense as a defense? Are you under threat inside when you hear what sounds like gunfire outside? Does none of that matter until you are outside and MWG turns on you? Does going out with it already drawn make a difference?
As mentioned, maybe the CHL holder and police worked together but it's an interesting hypothetical to consider even if not.
UPDATE: On the news it was clarified that it was the off duty officer that was also a CHL holder, not two different people. This story still makes for some interesting thought but I wanted to update with the new facts.