GreenieMeanie
Black Belt
They’re [supposed to be] professional shooters with departmental budgets. They are in more of a position to get nitty-gritty.
Advantage Martial Arts Has Over Guns
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True, but they spend money doing the research, and then publish it. Wealth of good information out there!
GreenieMeanie
Black Belt
Does the FBI provide their latest ballistics data to the plebs?
Hot Lunch
Master Black Belt
The idea that the everyday Joe Schmoe shouldn't concern himself with ballistics is a bad one. With the many different firearms and calibers that are available to choose from, Joe Schmoe looking for a firearm has a decision to make, and is likely going to gather the information he needs to make that decision. Mocking Joe Schmoe for this makes zero sense.
It’s out on the internet. Hornady did a good rundown.
GreenieMeanie
Black Belt
Oh. I understood that it’s only available for LEO departments.
To get the official document, you have to request it through a LE department on official letterhead, or request through FOIA.
drop bear
Sr. Grandmaster
Correct.
We did have a guy stab an intruder to death recently. And now his house is a crime scene.
So my point stands.
Good enough not to worry about losing my license.
Wing Woo Gar
Senior Master
Mr. Schmoe here, I definitely do research. I definitely want to have the best setup I can legally and financially obtain. I definitely nerd out on every aspect of it, just like all my martial arts pursuits. I’m totally ok with being mocked by people who don’t have the same mindset.
Wing Woo Gar
Senior Master
Will the authorities charge the home owner? If so, what are the charges and the penalties involved?
Wing Woo Gar
Senior Master
I get pretty nitty gritty (see what I did there) regarding all things ballistic. I’m not a professional shooter, but I could maybe play one on tv.
drop bear
Sr. Grandmaster
I haven't seen anything.
Lethal force is defined, in a legal setting, as force likely to cause significant bodily harm or death. A handgun can most assuredly cause significant bodily harm or death, even if it's not automatically fatal.
And, in a legal setting, a "reasonable person" is someone with ordinary judgment, education, intelligence, and reason. Legal Definition of REASONABLE PERSON
HighKick
Master Black Belt
But it certainly does not have to be a firearm, and this has been used in court countless times. Especially in lesser offenses like involuntary manslaughter where the COD was unintentional. There have been some bizarre causes of death, and some incredible weapons of elements of death.
I imagine you have read this several times, but as a reminder:
Title 18
Well from what I heard about in Sweden is that you can get guns if you have a legitimate reason for getting them. Legitimate reasons would be reasons such as hunting and target shooting. Self defense, however, is not legitimate reason and carrying not just guns but any kind of weapon for the purpose of self defense can get you in trouble. Carrying so much as a stick for self defense in Sweden can get you in trouble, from what I've heard.
Yes I am familiar with Massad Ayoob and I've got one of his books and I even once met him. The thing about Massad Ayoob though, at least from what I know about him, is that he focuses on self defense with guns and the aftermath in court if you use guns in self defense. He doesn't really get into self defense without guns or weapons, where you just use your hands and body, not that I know of.
Sounds to me like the homeowner was right, as the officer said "We have been informed that the occupant, in self defense, in attempting to defend himself, has armed himself with a knife..."
If you ask me the homeowner was absolutely justified.
So you're a doctor now?
GreenieMeanie
Black Belt
The overall theory still applies. If it makes you feel better, get Rory Miller’s books too. At the end of the day, once that first swing flies, you don’t know what the result will be.
