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**Frank Ettin** · June 3, 2013, 10:50 AM

It actually has been pretty well settled law in general that one may be justified in using force, even deadly force, to resist unlawful actions by police which present an imminent risk of harm.

But --

you better be correct about the action of the LEO being unlawful. Are you sufficiently well versed in the real life, applicable law of search, seizure and arrest to make that call in a high stress, rapidly unfolding situation?

June 3, 2013, 10:50 AM	#8
Frank Ettin Staff Join Date: November 23, 2005 Location: California - San Francisco Posts: 9,471	It actually has been pretty well settled law in general that one may be justified in using force, even deadly force, to resist unlawful actions by police which present an imminent risk of harm. But -- you better be correct about the action of the LEO being unlawful. Are you sufficiently well versed in the real life, applicable law of search, seizure and arrest to make that call in a high stress, rapidly unfolding situation? __________________ "It is long been a principle of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully." -- Jeff Cooper Last edited by Frank Ettin; June 3, 2013 at 11:23 AM.