OrlandoChuck
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Some time ago I had an incident and of course back then I was not carrying. I often wondered how it would have been different if I had my carry piece with me, and if I did, would I or should I have used it. And would I have been within the law.
This was the scenerio....
My wife and I had parked at a local store to do some shopping at night. When we came out of the store and back to the car there was someone in my car and he was going through it and putting our valuables on the seat to steal. I quickly pulled him out of the car and began yelling at him. He walked over a couple of parking spaces and and got into his truck where there was a girl waiting for him. As he started the truck and was going to back out to drive away, I saw that he had a duffel bag in the bed of the truck. I don't know why but when I realized that he was going to get away, I grabbed the duffel bag. He threw it in park, got out and came after me with a knife. I yelled to my wife to run back into the store and get the cop that was fortunately at the door. Meanwhile I was keeping the duffel bag between me and that knife as he was trying to get me with it. After what seemed like an hour (Probably less than 2 minutes), the cop showed up and told him to drop the knife, which he promtly did and was arrested.
What I am wondering is if I was carrying and pulled my firearm out when I first encountered him in my car, could I have ordered him to the ground and held him there til police arrived?
Again, when I first encountered him If I pulled the firearm out and he lunged at me, could I have used the gun and been within the law?
This was the scenerio....
My wife and I had parked at a local store to do some shopping at night. When we came out of the store and back to the car there was someone in my car and he was going through it and putting our valuables on the seat to steal. I quickly pulled him out of the car and began yelling at him. He walked over a couple of parking spaces and and got into his truck where there was a girl waiting for him. As he started the truck and was going to back out to drive away, I saw that he had a duffel bag in the bed of the truck. I don't know why but when I realized that he was going to get away, I grabbed the duffel bag. He threw it in park, got out and came after me with a knife. I yelled to my wife to run back into the store and get the cop that was fortunately at the door. Meanwhile I was keeping the duffel bag between me and that knife as he was trying to get me with it. After what seemed like an hour (Probably less than 2 minutes), the cop showed up and told him to drop the knife, which he promtly did and was arrested.
What I am wondering is if I was carrying and pulled my firearm out when I first encountered him in my car, could I have ordered him to the ground and held him there til police arrived?
Again, when I first encountered him If I pulled the firearm out and he lunged at me, could I have used the gun and been within the law?