Originally Posted by
Dutch Uncle
That's up for a court to decide.
When I was taking my Texas required class for concealed carry I recall two main stories (plus all the legal shit):
1) "If you shoot someone it will change your life". The way he said it meant it wouldn't be in a good way.
2) a story about a drill in a street combat class where students were sitting at a table when two simulated-robbers came in with guns drawn to rob the cashier. While some students were deciding whether or to draw their weapons and/or take cover for a possible shootout, a man and wife skipped out the kitchen door. Outside they took cover behind a car and dialed 911.
Both stories reminded me of martial arts lessons about avoiding fights when reasonably possible...which they usually are. Same with guns. Self-Defense is great, but walking around playing tough guy is just someone looking for a fight. In Kyle's case, he's just a kid and the supposed adults led him astray. Kyle's life will never be the same but I hope justice is done for all concerned including whoever armed Kyle that night.
Just because it was legal doesn't mean it was smart. If it's even the slightest bit illegal, they could have the book thrown at them not to mention fighting lawsuits for participating in wrongful death(s) or injury and damage to property.
I've only known one person who shot and killed another human being outside of being a soldier in a war zone. She was an older (I'm guessing early 70s maybe) security officer at the community college campus across the street from our home in Missouri. Early one morning I saw a hawk who had gotten entangled in the soccer net across the street, so I called the campus cops to see if someone could let me into the fenced area to rescue him. Margaret, the security officer, appeared. We managed to free the terrified bird w/o getting injured ourselves, then got to chatting. She had retired after decades as a St. Louis City police officer, and worked PT for the college. At one time she had had a suspect fire at her, so she fired back and he died. She said that the PD offered counseling. She did that, but said even so it "almost destroyed me." He was a very bad person with many felonies for violence, plus prison time. But still. One human takes another's life, and both are hurt.
People who think that civil wars are cool, shooting protesters is cool, shooting someone who annoys you is cool -- either they got that idea from video games and movies and have no idea. Or they have no souls.
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
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