So does that mean if somebody trespasses on my property I can legally shoot them? Since I won't be getting any help from the police?
Massad Ayoob "Judicious Use Of Deadly Force"
402,503 views •May 13, 2015
In this video, police Captain Massad Ayoob, generally recognized as the leading authority on use of deadly weapons in civilian self-defense, goes beyond his book In The Gravest Extreme to deal from the ground up in the core principles of law, ethics and tactics of using lethal force. It addresses the legal ramifications you will face if you use a weapon on another human being. If you plan to carry a lethal force instrument for self-defense or train in a weapons based system, this video is a must see. Unfortunately, most of the legal information that is being dispensed by instructors claiming to teach "self-defense" is not only wrong, but dead wrong. The taking of another human's life is only legally and ethically justified under a very specific set of circumstances. And those standards -- not your fear or what you instructor told you -- will be used to hold you accountable. It is not going to be your instructor facing prison time, it is you. This is why it is important for you to know this information before you find yourself in a situation where you might have to use your training.
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I would watch Massad Ayoob to get a full range of considerations/complications in terms of using a firearm in self defense. His main video is outdated by time, but lots of the information on what to consider will always be relevant.
Long story short,
1) If you are in a high crime area/distressed area in general, the best answer is always to move, if you can. ( I recognize some people can't move)
2) If you can't move, get an appropriate dog. Dogs are good company, good for morale, loyal and trespassers don't do well with the right type of dog on your side. Consider there are legal considerations/complications here as well, but dogs operate as a good deterrent in many ways.
3) People don't like light and noise when they are up to no good. Placing visible cameras, dummy cameras, motion controlled lights and clearing your immediate area ( make it neat, well maintained, and give intruders no place to hide on the exterior) is another step to use.
4) Firearms should only, ideally, be deployed by those who train exhaustively with them. Obviously not every situation is ideal.
I am not hard on opposed to use of firearms in self defense, but I am hard on about being exhaustive about understanding the full legality, complications, trade offs, considerations, etc, etc issues before one goes down this road.
For example, I don't agree with Kyle Rittenhouse. He's a minor and went to another state and went out in situation he could have avoided. It wasn't his family or his family business at risk. Now he's facing major prison time possibly and who is going to take care of his single mom and IIRC two sisters? I don't agree with guys who open carry an AR15 in a diner to prove a point. I don't agree with unneeded confrontation to test the limits of 2A rights.
Gun owners should be above reproach examples at all times. This is how you win heart and minds for those who oppose gun owners. But, if you are pushed to the point of no other option, then flip that #### like you were in a John Wick deleted scene. But you gotta work to put yourself in positions to have lots of better options first. The goal of every gun owner is to be a gentleman warrior.
I will admit that it's hard to be a gentleman warrior in a world full of woke lefty soft serve mouth breathing manlets with leaking manginas who remain perpetually jilted because they forgot to change their tampon this morning. The kind of twice used smegma freak shows that celebrate a hard day of Aqua Zumba by sipping mineral water out of a wine glass to feel empowered. And yes, the highway is still full of broken heroes looking for a last chance power drive. But even despite that, it's a duty to yourself and the people you have an obligation towards to be exactly that gentleman warrior.
