Literary Discussions

My comments in a Facebook Group:

In states which REQUIRE weapons to be concealed the mere act of bending forward and letting ones suit jacket fall open to reveal a pistol in a holster may be deemed in court as a threat. There there are other states where weapons must NOT be concealed.

Ayoob wrote a series of books for the layperson on carrying a weapon. Ayoob stresses that IF you ever use lethal force, you must be prepared to possibly lose all your property and even face jail time BUT that should all be preferable to losing your life (i.e. you must truly feel that your life is at risk.)  Also, an old retired policeman told me that IF someone approaches you and says "give me all your money" that is not illegal. You have to say "and what will you do if I dont" ... only when you see a weapon or hear a threat can you use lethal force. And if they turn and run you cannot shoot them in the back since at that moment your life is not in danger. AND if you shoot them several times then that may be considered excessive force assuming that the first shot was sufficient to incapacitate them. Very high powered handguns used by FBI/CIA etc are designed to hit the chest and instantly destroy the nervous system so that the perp cannot even squeeze the trigger of a gun pointed at you. Lower caliber may or may not instantly disable. A civil war surgeon made a study of how long a mortally wounded soldier may continue to fight and it was something like 30 minutes given the weapons of that day. We know that Amado Dialo died INSTANTLY in that hail of bullets because there was hardly any blood. The heart must continue to beat for there to be blood pressure and bleeding.