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I think that there is a section of law which negates the potential possession charge in a lawful instance of self defense. I've seen it referenced before in NY when a woman who did not have a pistol permit used a handgun in SD. In this case, theoretically, he would only be charged for illegal possession for the final, illegal shot and not for the others. Technicality, yes.
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July 30, 2010, 04:01 PM | #27 | |
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Convicted felon? Now I do know a lot about this type of person, I sat at a table years ago and watched 2 guys type up a hundred or so birth certs using dead peoples ss numbers. Both had large revolvers in their boots and drugs on the table. Both eventually went back to prison. Prison folks cant be trusted, not one bit. I have seen a few in my time. |
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Not knowning anything about the legality - but absolutism would be silly. Someone comes at you with a gun and you disarm him. Then for that moment in time you are breaking the law?
I wonder if they threw it in just as something to maintain control of the charges - meaning tying the guy up in court. Also, Jan Libourel from Handguns once told me that many of the self-defense stories we see are just BG vs BG.
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