Ok, so I'll give a hypothetical to illustrate what I'm trying to ask. You're *somewhere*, and some dude, lets just say for arguments sake, slaps your girl on the ass (a la those two boxer dudes), and you say something to him, yall start arguing and it escalates. If the guy has a gun in his waist, at what point can you claim self defense/life in danger and actually unholster your own gun? When he flashes it in his wasitband, or when he actually unholsters it? I couldn't find anything related to this question so here I am. So yea, in this hypothetical at what point is your life considered, by law, in danger? Thanks!
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At what point is a gun, by law, considered to be "pulled"
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Where you would really have issues is the fact that you engaged in an argument and continued to let it escalate. The court will be less inclined to side with you if there are witnesses that can testify that you guys were arguing before shots were fired.
I'm no lawyer but when he shows intent, or you can say you "have a reasonable fear for your life and safety". Remember it doesn't matter what the law says. It matters what the DA and the jury thinks. So, we are doing the OK Corral thing, and he reaches and you beat him to the draw, as long as he actually has a weapon, AND witnesses corroborate your version of events... you should be justified. It will still suck and be very expensive for you, but maybe you won't go to jail.
How about we all just get along?
How about we all just get along?
Sure, right about the time we all start ****ting rainbows and singing kumbaya around a campfire on mars with ET.
.Thanks for the input for real though, that would make sense at least.
No one wins a gunfight in real life.
