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September 28th, 2016, 11:02 AM #41
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September 28th, 2016, 12:51 PM #42
Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
It looks like you may have corrected a few things.
I would suggest calling 911 first and then your lawyer. I never suggested remaining in a dangerous situation, but heading on home (removing evidence from the scene) and turning yourself into police, after consulting with an attorney, is not exactly going to work well in your favor. There is a big difference between what you suggested and saying "I will answer any questions that I can after I have my lawyer present".
A competent lawyer is worth every $ spent. Just my two cents, I am not a lawyer, but I have watched Perry Mason on TV
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September 28th, 2016, 12:55 PM #43
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September 28th, 2016, 06:28 PM #44Grand Member
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Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
Call 911 and say what? A competent attorney might advise a client not to notify anyone that they pulled the trigger.
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September 28th, 2016, 10:34 PM #45
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September 29th, 2016, 09:00 AM #46
Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
Yes. GL001 has mentioned this too.
The moment you call 911 as a shooter or having pulled your gun - you automatically implicate yourself.
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September 29th, 2016, 09:06 AM #47
Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
I just skimmed through the thread, but what i got from it is,
its expensive to defend ones self.
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September 29th, 2016, 09:16 AM #48
Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
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Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
Back to one of the points above, if you brandish your gun to (hopefully) scare someone off, shouldn't you be the first to call the police? Let's say for example that someone comes up to your car with a tire iron in the midst of a road rage incident. Your show your pistol, and he gets back in his car and drives off. You get in your car and drive home, and the police arrive at your house a little later with a warrant for your arrest for "assault with a deadly weapon". By making the first call, don't you establish yourself as the victim? Remember the Ryan Lochte incident - everybody was sympathetic to him until the real story came out (if that even was the real story).
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Re: Legal Implications if you Draw Your Pistol?
Greetings,
I was actually in a similar situation about 2 years ago. My wife and I were going somewhere in the car and wanted to stop at the cash machine at our bank on the way. As we were pulling into the lot, a pick up cut us off and sped through. By the time we got into the cash machine lane, another vehicle had pulled behind us, so we were pretty much trapped, as the pick up cut diagonally in front of us. I really thought it was either a car jacking or robbery attempt.
So, asked my wife to get her phone ready to call 911, pulled my side arm, put it on the seat and proceeded to do my transaction while keeping an eye on both vehicles. As I was finishing up, the pick up spun wheels and took off, allowing me to pull out. The car behind us didn't use the cash machine, but followed the pick up. So, really no idea what their intent was. I don't know how I could have done things better and improved my situation as I was boxed in pretty quickly.
Perhaps this can alert others to the fact that cash machine lanes at banks can lend themselves to this happening very quickly and easily. BTW, it was in a "no crime" area, and afternoon daylight.
Regards, Jim
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