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Jayne Cobb (4:37 PM) did, probably accidentally, bring up a valid point. Under most state penal code sections dealing with justification for the use of force and/or deadly force there is a stipulation that, even though one is totally justified in using force against an aggressor, the justification does not extend to cover the individual if he inadvertently injures or kills an innocent third party.
If given an opportunity allowing a good clear shot at a shooter an armed person would be justified in “punching the bad guy’s ticket”. However, he (especially a peace officer) should be extremely careful, and ready to accept blame if he does accidentally injure or kill an innocent.
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I would venture to guess that the folks filing in to see the latest Batman installment in Aurora, Colorado last Thursday evening didn’t figure on over 70 of them getting shot before the credits rolled. The last count I received before filing this column was 12 dead and 59 wounded.
As the news starting pouring in about what happened in the theater this week when Satan’s spawn James Holmes donned Kevlar and a small battery of weapons and opened fire on an unsuspecting crowd, I kept thinking, “One fast-thinking and trained person who was armed/licensed with a concealed weapon...
If 5 people had hand guns in that audience, even if they accidentally shot a few people, it could have cut the carnage in half. I would rather be killed accidentally by someone trying to save lives than murdered by a leftist nut with a PhD.
You mean that the real world isn't composed entirely of sunshine, rainbows, unicorns, and fluffy kittens with pink satin bows around their necks?