[geeks] 1911A1 handguns

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:55:39PM -0500, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:53:18PM -0500, R. Lonstein wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:26:30PM -0500, Michael A. Turner wrote:
> > 	[snip]
> > > justified shooting. The jury bought the argument and convicted the guy of
> > > murder.
> > 	[snip]
> > 
> > Even as an anecdote, I believe it. Reality is strange. Along the same
> > lines, I've read that in Connecticut, the precedent is that you don't
> > even have the right to defend yourself from an attacker within your
> > own home- you must retreat even if it means fleeing your house.
> 
> What if said attacker has cornered your hypothetical 13 year old
> daughter in the bathroom and already has his pants down?  Are you still
> legally obliged to flee rather than shoot?

Which is to say it is a stupid precident for anyone who has kids.

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Joshua D. Boyd