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Old May 25, 2013, 12:44 PM   #99
OldMarksman
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Posted by deepcreek, in support of the earlier assertion "there are also several reasons not to report such an indecent....":

Reason -1- Back to the fact that many people in self defense situations have been charged with felonies.

Reason-2 By reporting an "incident" you are giving statements and possible incriminating your self in a crime without consulting legal advice.
Yes, people have been charged with felonies following various kinds of use of force situations, including those in which they claimed self defense. As a matter of fact, knowingly presenting a firearm in a confrontational situation is a felony, absent the ability to mount a sufficient defense of justification.

The problem is, the armed citizen who displays a weapon risks being reported by (1) the persons whom he or she claims to have been the aggressors; (2) other witnesses; and/or (3), security camera images.

In the not unlikely event that the incident is reported by someone else, incriminating evidence will already exist, and as Frank Ettin has explained, it is then up to the armed citizen to present evidence supporting lawful justification.

Failure to report the incident would generally be looked upon as an indication of guilt; being first to report it is strongly recommended by most knowledgeable people.
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