re what to do if you shoot somebody in article u uicvm uic edu jason kratz u uicvm uic edu writes i have heard many opinions on this subject and would like to hear more from the people on the net say you re in a situation where you have to pull a gun on somebody you give them a chance to get away but they decided to continue in their action anyway and you end up shooting and killing them my question is what do you do should you stay and wait for the cops or should you collect your brass if you re using a semi auto and get out of there provided of course you don t think that you have been seen what kind of laws are on the books regarding this type of situation what would be the most likely thing to happen to you if you stayed and waited and it was a first offense what would happen if you took off but someone saw you and you were caught anyone jason u uicvm cc uic edu if in said situation i would reviewing other cases i ve seen reported on in the articles i ve read etc suggest the safest legal course of action is as follows warn your assailant loudly and in clear tones that you have a weapon yes even though it s blatantly obvious now that you have it out and that you will shoot him if he advances does not cease whatever hostile action he is currently involved in ie drop the knife or i ll shoot repeat this process three times if you can not if he s pointing a freaking gun at you himself that s kinda impractical there are variables here and i will try to address them in turn after said warning considering it s ignored aim center mass and fire until he drops this is not sadism it s practicality if he hasn t gone down he s still a threat why i support if he turns and runs do not pursue or fire at his back shot s fired in anger will burn you later though in some cases the i can see where that might not bother me all that much if you do drop him remain where you are have a bystander or witness or create one by yelling at the top of your lungs call the police and wait reholster your weapon visibly or place it on the ground nearby do not attempt to recollect your brass the police will use it s location to piece together the scene along with your testimony and that of any witnesses mentally mark witnesses if the police say that none came forward let them know who you saw attempt to keep your weapon loaded with the minimum required how the hell can i phrase this try to avoid special purpose ammunition hollow points and hydrashock rounds give the opposing lawyer the type of loaded phrasing he will need to sawy the jury that you fully intended to kill someone the only special purpose rounds that i can think of that would actually help your case as it has in several is the glaser safety slug oh what a lovely name safety slug the stated purpose and stated design parameters of the round are life savers in court ie attempting to create a bullet which will not overpenetrate not ricochette and which is designed to stop not kill gee to bad the two often cross damn i m real sorry that rapist is dead not an assailant with one shot this again can be a real life saver in a hostile court be as cooperative with the police as possible show them where you were repeat your information as often as requested they will often ask you the same questions over and over to verify facts and unfortunately to see if your lying fill out all statements and show all required identification and weapon permits booo down with registered citizens register your politicians as deadly tax weapons needing to be confiscated if they are required in your state contact a lawyer immediately if they decide to hold you or that further questioning is needed if you cannot afford one contact the nra they have a legal assistance fund or at least they used to i do hope your a member not my business either way though if i was vague on anything or i left some questions unanswered you can e mail me or post here preferebly e mail i don t have a load of time to review the news kane a truely representative government need never fear it s armed citizens disband the batf bankrupt ted turner and hci i will give up my gun when they pry it out of my cold dead hand death to tyrants this space for rent kane djh rigel tamu edu
