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In My concealed carry cert class,they told us there are two types of people that can be shot in the act. Rapists and arsonists.
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The instructor in your class should not have given that statement, that way, as instruction. It is simply too broad and isn't true everywhere or in all circumstances.
Most (don't know about all) states allow the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious injury to yourself and others. They may be specific about circumstances or they may be more general. BUT if its not done within the state's legal limitations, it won't be found justified.
I've often heard that rape is one of the crimes that where allowed by state law deadly force may be used to stop. Here on the net is the first time I've heard arson as something deadly force may be used to stop. Personally, I would think that using deadly force to prevent arson would have to be very situational to justify. Arson MAY result in harm or death to people, but that's not a given. Arson may be an instrument of murder. It may result in manslaughter, not murder, or it may only be a property crime. To me, that would be a legal ruling, not on every state allows the citizen to make on their own. I can see justification for deadly force to stop arson when you KNOW people are at risk. But what about when you don't??