Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Can we pease stop advocating murder in the gungeon? [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)in legitimate self defense.
If a person attacks me with the intention of seriously injuring or killing me and has the ability and the means to do so, I legally can use lethal force to stop the attack. It is possible that I may kill him but my real intention is to stop his attack.
Let's say I am out of my home and I use my legally concealed .38 to stop the attacker. He falls to the ground and obviously is no longer a danger to me. I walk over to him and shoot him in the head. That's murder.
What I would do in that situation is to call 911 and attempt to do whatever I could safely to aid my attacker until the EMTs or the police arrive. Hopefully he will survive without permanent disabling injuries. There is an excellent chance that will happen.
Of course when I draw my weapon, he may turn and run. If so, I would never shoot him in the back as that would be murder.