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Old January 16, 2015, 11:41 PM   #4
James K
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Under most state laws, an armed citizen has no authority to stop an act of violence against anyone but him/herself or family. In practice, most of us would try to prevent lethal violence and take a chance, but in any other situation (armed robbery, say) an armed citizen who intervenes would risk arrest. But my assumption was that the crime has already occurred, and the perp is leaving, unmolested.

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