need if info on the law

niko4203 · March 3, 2009, 03:30 AM

what is the law on shooting a dog if it a attack me or my kid???

blume357 · March 3, 2009, 08:21 AM

the location of the attack. then it would depend on a lot of other things... if I was on the Jury, to be honest, it would in the end depend on the dog. I'm getting old and fat but 90% of the dogs out there I can still take care of with one hand.

Glenn E. Meyer · March 3, 2009, 11:45 AM

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0052.htm

This would seem to answer the question - if you can use reasonable force against a person - then Fido would seem to fit under these rules.

rkba_net · March 7, 2009, 06:02 AM

This would IMHO come under the Theory of Competing Harms... a basic legal principal...

Theory of competing harms

Conduct which the actor believes to be necessary to avoid harm to himself or another is justifiable if the desirability and urgency of avoiding such harm outweigh, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the harm sought to be prevented by the statute defining the offense charged. The desirability and urgency of such conduct may not rest upon considerations pertaining to the morality and advisability of such statute, either in its general or particular application.

shortwave · March 7, 2009, 07:25 AM

In Ohio if being attacked by dog its legal to shoot it. FYI-Judge will ask "was dog attacking you,your family,guest`s,your pet or any livestock you own"? Ask me how I know

. If your answer is 'yes' its legal. If your answer is 'no' get your wallet out. I would check your state and local laws, things may vary.

elkman06 · March 8, 2009, 10:56 PM

When faced w/ this situation, it may well be that you will not be charged w/ anything regarding the dog, however, you may still be charged w/ discharging a firearm within a city(if that is your locality). This was the answer given to me about a situation I was in, in Wyoming.
elkman06

March 3, 2009, 03:30 AM	#1
niko4203 Member Join Date: December 3, 2008 Location: Bridgeport ,connecticut Posts: 30	need if info on the law what is the law on shooting a dog if it a attack me or my kid??? __________________ THE STREETS DON'T LOVE NO-ONE. THEY'LL REMAIN THE SAME NOW AND THEY'LL BE THE SAME LATER TRUST ME ..... IT IS NOT WORTH ARGUING OVER Last edited by niko4203; March 3, 2009 at 12:33 PM. Reason: lol

March 3, 2009, 08:21 AM	#2
blume357 Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 3,943	First it would depend most likely on if you have the gun legally in the location of the attack. then it would depend on a lot of other things... if I was on the Jury, to be honest, it would in the end depend on the dog. I'm getting old and fat but 90% of the dogs out there I can still take care of with one hand.

March 3, 2009, 11:45 AM	#3
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0052.htm This would seem to answer the question - if you can use reasonable force against a person - then Fido would seem to fit under these rules. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens

March 7, 2009, 07:25 AM	#5
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	In Ohio if being attacked by dog its legal to shoot it. FYI-Judge will ask "was dog attacking you,your family,guest`s,your pet or any livestock you own"? Ask me how I know. If your answer is 'yes' its legal. If your answer is 'no' get your wallet out. I would check your state and local laws, things may vary.

March 8, 2009, 10:56 PM	#6
elkman06 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2006 Location: Wyoming Posts: 885	When faced w/ this situation, it may well be that you will not be charged w/ anything regarding the dog, however, you may still be charged w/ discharging a firearm within a city(if that is your locality). This was the answer given to me about a situation I was in, in Wyoming. elkman06 __________________ "The right of the citizens to bear arms in the defense of themselves and of the state shall not be denied." Wyoming Constitution Article 1, Sec24 "Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6"

March 7, 2009, 06:02 AM	#4
rkba_net Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2000 Posts: 153	This would IMHO come under the Theory of Competing Harms... a basic legal principal... Theory of competing harms Conduct which the actor believes to be necessary to avoid harm to himself or another is justifiable if the desirability and urgency of avoiding such harm outweigh, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the harm sought to be prevented by the statute defining the offense charged. The desirability and urgency of such conduct may not rest upon considerations pertaining to the morality and advisability of such statute, either in its general or particular application.