If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
no... it's murder
If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
Not in my state. I discussed this with a lawyer online. He convinced me a store owner could not shoot a gun carrier for doing nothing more than carrying a gun into a store.
If I'm in a parking lot and someone is driving a car there, can I shoot in self defense? After all, they might try to run me over.
Bad analogy
So the owner has to wait until the dude shoots him effectively not being able to defend himself?
How is the store owner supposed to know?
If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
Bad analogy
So the owner has to wait until the dude shoots him effectively not being able to defend himself?
So the owner has to wait until the dude shoots him effectively not being able to defend himself?
If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
How is the store owner supposed to know?
Under some circumstances, "Yes," under others, "No." The mere act of carrying a weapon is not in and of itself a reasonable cause to fear great bodily harm or death.If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
He is standing his ground and reading that "type" of body language.If a dude walks into a store with an assault rifle with no intention to
commit a crime and the store owner shoots him is that justifiable homicide?
If the rifle was shouldered, it's murder. If the patron were holding it in his hands, it might not be murder.Like most such cases, it would depend on the totality of the circumstances. At this point, you have not given sufficiently detailed information to really judge... but generally speaking NO, it is not okay to shoot someone simply because they are in POSSESSION of a firearm, except under certain particular circumstances.
Brandishing in a threatening manner is different.
So, it depends. Try a more specific scenario and I will give you an honest analysis.
American, for once I can agree with you.I think it would depend entirely on how the patron carried the rifle.
not if he's pointing it--no... it's murder
the store owner has to read the person..... a person with no intent to commit a crime will not show himself to be a threat.
simply open-carrying a gun does not equate to a threat.
not if he's pointing it--
you folks call it "stand your ground" in Florida .
why should the store owner have his "rights" infringed upon by you 2A "rights" people pushing your "rights" too far ?
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