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- From: lairdb@crash.cts.com
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Self defense hypothetical
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 01:51:48 GMT
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- In <9301221617.AA24455@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov> weed@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (daniel weed 283-4162) writes:
-
- #Michael Janeczko writes:
- ## Another point my father made that I guess makes sense is that when loading a
- ## clip (doesn't apply in my case, at least not yet :-) you should
- ## "fingerprint-proof" your bullets.
-
- #Excuse me but I don't quite follow this logic. Are you saying that, in a
- #valid home defense situation, where a reasonable and prudent individual has
- #found his life or the life of his (her) family, to be in jeapordy, and
- #fires his gun in self defense, the individual should cover it up, even
- #to the extent of "fingerprint-proofing" your bullets (brass)?
-
- I would have to guess that the originator might mean a situation where
- perhaps the act *was* self defense, but the being-armed was unlawful.
- Suppose Our Protagonist is in D.C., and has chosen with full knowlege
- of the law to own and carry a firearm (both unlawful in D.C.) He is
- attacked by a PCP crazed, strung-out, 6 foot 8 bodybuilder wielding
- a blood spattered machete screaming "You're next! Ah ha ha ha ha!"
- (let there be no ambiguity in our example.) Our Protagonist draws,
- says appropriate things, and finally fires. It takes two A-zone hits
- to stop the assailant. It's dark, no one is about (except Our
- Protagonist and Mr. Leaking-on-the-ground.) Now what?
-
- (As I wrote this, I got more and more curious about what people's
- opinions are on this and similar: imagine any typical example situation
- in which O.P. fires (returns fire?) such as a mugging, carjacking,
- etc. Is there a point or situation in which O.P. chooses to collect
- his brass and vanish?)
-
- (Disclaimers out the wazoo, of course....)
-
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