[showman]

I am considering appling for a LTCF and have a question. Just last night, my uncle was the victim of an unprovoked thrill attack and assaulted by a group of 18-21 yo thugs and I could not come to his aid because the they claimed they had a gun as I approached to help. Subsequently, I ran for cover and they did fire three shots into a window of where I took cover. Thank god I made the decision to take cover.

I did have my cell and called 911 and it took 5 minutes for the police officers to arrive. Those five minutes were the longest and could have been fatal.

One is in custody and they are looking for the other three. One of them they are looking for assaulted a police officer and struck him on the head with a 40 ounce beer bottle. The officer will be okay.

Now the question:

If I had a LTCF and had a firearm in my possession (whether I knew they were armed or not), would I have been legally justified to fire as they were beating the hell out of him as he lay on the ground defenseless?

My second question is regarding a stun gun or taser. Are they legal to posess in PA with a LTCF and would have I been able to use one of those in this situation?

Hopefully Steve can answer.

Thanks so much,

Paul