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Originally Posted by m21sniper
...but legally that could cause you some problems.
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Nope. Someone pulls a gun and threatens you or someone else, you are allowed to take them out. No warning required. Our instructor covered this specifically in the CCW class. I imagine there are "rules of engagement" buried in the law somewhere, but the Castle Doctrine is pretty straight-forward:
One: It establishes, in law, the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle (or place you are legally allowed to be) is there to cause death or great bodily harm, therefore a person may use any manner of force, including deadly force, against that person.
Two: It removes the "duty to retreat" if you are attacked in any place you have a right to be. You no longer have to turn your back on a criminal and try to run when attacked. Instead, you may stand your ground and fight back, meeting force with force, including deadly force, if you reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to yourself or others.
Three: It provides that persons using force authorized by law shall not be prosecuted for using such force.
It also prohibits criminals and their families from suing victims for injuring or killing the criminals who have attacked them.
Here's a story of a woman stabbing a guy in the back during a road-rage fight and was not prosecuted:
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Alt/alt.politics/2008-09/msg04641.html