Hypothetical Question

[deephouse]

I tried searching, but dont really know how one would "Title" this other than a "Hypothetical question"... Sorry if this has been asked before.

Hypothetical Situation:
1. You legally own a handgun
2. You do not have a CCW permit
3. You are going out with your GF/Wife to a bad part of town
4. Normally you would take your EDC knife, but tonight you take your handgun.
5. You are at your destination, it's night time.
6. A stranger approaches you both, pulls out a handgun and attempts to rob you both at gunpoint.
7. You fear for your GF/Wife's life and your own
8. You pull out your handgun in self-defense and engage the attacker with 2 shots center mass.
9. The attacker is down, alive (somehow), and the threat is now "neutralized"
10. You call 911

Is this justified self defense? Assume everything happens as described.

[intensefab]

Plan on spending some time in jail and a long court battle.

[therealnickb]

OP, probably, but you will still face charges for the concealed weapon at minimum. IMO but I'm not the DA.

[MLC]

Plan on spending some time in jail and a long court battle.

That. And even if the use of the gun was legally justified, that doesn't clear you from illegally carrying concealed. May I suggest avoiding said bad part of town in the first place?

[deephouse]

again, just Hypothetical =)

[Bobio]

Jail time. Loose right to own firearms. K

[keenkeen]

Jail time. Loose right to own firearms. K

This^^^^

Rightly so...

[therealnickb]

Jail time. Loose right to own firearms. K

Curious what law you base that outcome on?

[the86d]

Jail time. Loose right to own firearms. K

Isn't it just a misdemeanor to conceal-carry w/out a permit?

Will you loose that right, post badguy-mortem?

[therealnickb]

Lose.

[the86d]

Lose.

Yes... that.

[ElDub1950]

If you're in a good location, likely just have the misdemeanor for illegal CCW after it's been ruled justifiable, but you'll still have all the civil action to ruin your life.

[Adog5]

My question would be should you do #10? Call 911 VS just running?

Sounds like it would be better to just run because the law isn't on your side?

[therealnickb]

My question would be should you do #10? Call 911 VS just running?

Sounds like it would be better to just run because the law isn't on your side?

Now you are wanted for murder.

[drkphibr]

Isn't it just a misdemeanor to conceal-carry w/out a permit?

Will you loose that right, post badguy-mortem?

I'm no lawyer and read somewhere (famous last words) that if you are "caught" carrying concealed it is a misdemeanor IF the gun is registered ("registration" being a voluntary thing in CA...at the moment) via the Vol Reg form (link --> http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/volreg.pdf) but is potentially a felony if you're caught carrying and the gun is not registered.

I'm sure someone with more/better knowledge of this will chime in. Bottom line, why put yourself in that situation in the first place?