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Originally Posted by Cookster
Knight,
Thanks.
So where does that leave one, who in fear for their life while outside of their home and in a place they lawfully have the right to be, that has to shoot someone and possibly take their life in a act of self-defense / self-preservation?
Regards,
Rob
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If you are anywhere you're lawfully allowed to be and in fear of life or limb, and cannot retreat in complete safety - you can use deadly force. However if you can retreat with complete safety, or your life/limb is not in jeopardy - you must flee.
There is the likeliness that you may still get arrested and allowed for the courts to figure things out. And, you may also be sued by the person or family of that you used deadly force against.
All in all, do your best to get the hell out of Dodge before using deadly force. You cant stand your ground just because someone threatened you. You must make an attempt to avoid killing or using force that could kill or seriously maim someone.