When to defend with a gun

[sanjm23]

I highly recommend everyone read the Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions (PDF, 7.3MB). Jump to page 235. It describes how the judge is going to instruct your jury if you're on trial for homicide and you argue self-defense. Here's an excerpt:



This is not a complete quotation. There's much more available in the text.

I AM NOT A LAWYER. This is not legal advice. Always seek legal advice from a lawyer.

Great information here is the updated link http://www.courts.ca.gov/xbcr/partne...im_juryins.pdf page 314 of the pdf and 235 of the document.

In my understanding it is only to protect from great bodily harm and death. But according to the document it includes rape and maimed and robbed. And you believe that deadly force was necessary to defend against that danger.

Remember if they turn and run you are no longer in life threatening danger. Read the document it is good reading.

Thanks Sawchain

[Will Goes Boing]

I wonder shoot to kill or shoot in the air to scare thiefs when there out on the street in front of my house,breaking into my car?Or most recently my trailer that had tools in but when they broke in it was empty;but it could have been full?

If you shoot someone (whether they die or not) to protect property, you'll be in a world of trouble.

[Brown Rock]

http://gunsafe.org/The%20Armed%20Citizen/Gun-shop%20employee.htm

Talk to this guy. I think he's a member here.