Using Deadly Force During a Carjacking
Knowing your ability to engage in deadly force is essential.
Please go to the FGSD Article Intro page to read the main objective for this weekly article, my disclaimer, and to review the Four Rules for Safe Gun Handling, and introduction to this article.
Today’s firearms focus: Threatening or Using Deadly Force When in a Vehicle. In last week’s vehicle scenario, the windows were up with doors locked and you were in a line of traffic at a light taken over and blocked by protestors. Today I’ll change that to the driver’s window down halfway with door unlocked while sitting in your running vehicle which is stopped somewhere in public, in traffic, along a roadside, driveway or parking lot.
I will again provide the assumption that you are a law-abiding lawful conceal carry gun owner and have experience shooting at the local gun range on a regular basis. What I won’t assume is your ability to handle the stress caused by a physical threat and your ability to bring your gun to bear on an attacker. And in this attack scenario a person has surprised …
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