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<blockquote data-quote="Red Sparky" data-source="post: 588501" data-attributes="member: 37223"><p>I just read this from start to finish. I live in a state that allows open carry and concealed carry and yes I do have my CCW permit and so does the wife. Here are a few things I would like to contribute. I have had to have my guns handy at home but luckily never out around town. The first time I was an ACO working for a police dept. with the "dog catcher truck" in my driveway. Three undesireable types were walking down the street looking into neighbors yards. I stood on my porch watching them with my XD-40 behind my leg. They tried to give me a story of how their dog got lost and they were looking for it everywhere since it could jump fences. I told them that was a good way to get into trouble as all of the neighbors work different hours so somebody is always home and watching the neighborhood. I told them they were full of crap as I know what peole who have lost their pets, look at the truck, do when searching for a lost pet. The "tough" one started walking up my driveway and the XD became visible along the side of my leg and I told them they needed to leave. They left in a hurry.</p><p> </p><p>The other time we had a questionable door to door salesman. I had the door cracked with my foot blocking it and told him to leave. He kept trying to look past me into the house. My daughter kept trying to look around me out the door. He decided to leave when I told my then 3 year old daughter to get away from my gun hand.</p><p> </p><p><em>IF</em> a weapon ever comes into play, even if you did nothing wrong, the only statement you make to anyone is <strong>I WAS AFFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND I WANT AN ATTORNEY! </strong>You have a right to self defense and you have a right to have an attorney present during questioning. Yes you may spend some time in custody but you don't want to spend 30 years. You may not be thinking straight right after the incident. You are not trying to lie and may leave something out because of the stress your body goes under in a tramatic incident. It looks bad if your statement changes from what you first said because you remember something later. The police <strong><em>MAY</em></strong> try to make a case aginst you for defending yourself.</p><p> </p><p>Added after reading: My wife who is an attorney and has done both prosecution and defense work has given me insight on the legal system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Red Sparky, post: 588501, member: 37223"] I just read this from start to finish. I live in a state that allows open carry and concealed carry and yes I do have my CCW permit and so does the wife. Here are a few things I would like to contribute. I have had to have my guns handy at home but luckily never out around town. The first time I was an ACO working for a police dept. with the "dog catcher truck" in my driveway. Three undesireable types were walking down the street looking into neighbors yards. I stood on my porch watching them with my XD-40 behind my leg. They tried to give me a story of how their dog got lost and they were looking for it everywhere since it could jump fences. I told them that was a good way to get into trouble as all of the neighbors work different hours so somebody is always home and watching the neighborhood. I told them they were full of crap as I know what peole who have lost their pets, look at the truck, do when searching for a lost pet. The "tough" one started walking up my driveway and the XD became visible along the side of my leg and I told them they needed to leave. They left in a hurry. The other time we had a questionable door to door salesman. I had the door cracked with my foot blocking it and told him to leave. He kept trying to look past me into the house. My daughter kept trying to look around me out the door. He decided to leave when I told my then 3 year old daughter to get away from my gun hand. [I]IF[/I] a weapon ever comes into play, even if you did nothing wrong, the only statement you make to anyone is [B]I WAS AFFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND I WANT AN ATTORNEY! [/B]You have a right to self defense and you have a right to have an attorney present during questioning. Yes you may spend some time in custody but you don't want to spend 30 years. You may not be thinking straight right after the incident. You are not trying to lie and may leave something out because of the stress your body goes under in a tramatic incident. It looks bad if your statement changes from what you first said because you remember something later. The police [B][I]MAY[/I][/B] try to make a case aginst you for defending yourself. Added after reading: My wife who is an attorney and has done both prosecution and defense work has given me insight on the legal system. [/QUOTE]
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