Self defense while traveling

westernrvparkowner wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
i've been robbed twice
once at knife point, my wallet and cash

once at gun point, they stole a motorcycle

the first one was never caught
the second was caught within 2 hours, a juvenile (aka under 18yrs)
and prosecuted

neither time was i in a bad neighborhood, or someplace i shouldn't have been

the first on my way to work
the second leaving my BIL auto shop, caught me stopped in the drive way checking traffic, and stuck a gun in my face

it can happen anytime anywhere to anybody
there is NO such thing, "as it only happens to somebody else, never to me"

And if you had shot the first guy dead, you never would have had a motorcycle to be stolen the second time because you would have been sued into oblivion for "wrongful death" buy the family of the first thief. On top of that, you would likely have faced criminal charges.
Shooting someone to protect your belongings is likely to result in a lifetime of problems. It is a felony in many states. The claim of self defense is an active defense, something you will have to prove. Just saying you felt your life was in danger is not enough. You will have to prove it. Do you really want to be the next Ferguson Policeman or the next George Zimmerman? Common sense is going to protect you much more than any weapon.

this happened in Calif which is a bigger Politcal PITA
shoot somebody over my wallet...No
that wasn't the point.. the point is you are never 100% safe, ask those those poor people in that church
BUT you can be prepared to protect your love ones and those around you
so the social physcopath doesn't get to kill as many people
in case you haven't figured it out
i'll spell it out for you
the police and the judges are not there to to keep you from being a victim
they are there to catch and punish the PERT after the crime is committed
catching the killer, doesn't bring back the dead or heal the maimed
being able to perhaps stop the situation, saves lives