Gun Control & RKBA

gejohnston

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22. Under California's SYG

Sat Jul 26, 2014, 02:43 PM

Jul 2014

A defendant is not required to retreat. He or she is entitled to stand his or her ground and defend himself or herself and, if reasonably necessary, to pursue an assailant until the danger of (death/great bodily injury/<insert forcible and atrocious crime&gt

has passed. This is so even if safety could have been achieved by retreating.”

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CNN: DA to decide whether to charge killer of intruder who yelled 'I'm pregnant' [View all] NYC_SKP Jul 2014 OP

Absolutely, kill a running away pregnant woman...got it... randys1 Jul 2014 #1

well she was not pregnant Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #2

he didnt know she wasnt pregnant and so what, pregnant or not, you dont NEED randys1 Jul 2014 #5

maybe she should not of beat up an old man with a gun Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #11

She wasn't pregnant. And maybe she should have picked a different career. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #4

Of course they need to be taken out of the community, but not killed randys1 Jul 2014 #6

No, but one should know that if you kick a dog it might bite you, and.... NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #15

I am not defending the elderly guy, but you need to read the material. She was NOT pregnant. MADem Jul 2014 #7

again, whether she was or wasnt pregnant has nothing to do with this randys1 Jul 2014 #10

you sir are the one that said she was pregnant Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #12

dont be RIDICULOUS the STORY said she was pregnant I was only REPEATINg randys1 Jul 2014 #24

here is your responce to the OP Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #25

i was responding to the well known report that she was pregnant, if the report in the thread q randys1 Jul 2014 #26

If you only read the original story Lurks Often Jul 2014 #29

The only ignorance is that any american still owns a gun randys1 Jul 2014 #31

To bad for you that the President, Congress and the Supreme Court all disagree Lurks Often Jul 2014 #32

Still an absolute and obvious fact that gun ownership is both unnecessary and immature randys1 Jul 2014 #33

So, to some, is pot-smoking. Yet, I won't deny anyone's right to smoke it. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #34

LOL oh my god, sexist...you are consistently amusing, to a point... randys1 Jul 2014 #35

OBTW, you left out "white" and "Christian" and "Southern" from your ethnocentric rant. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #36

deeper problems? randys1 Jul 2014 #37

What is your plan to eliminate guns and what have you done to Jenoch Jul 2014 #41

i vote for people who like me understand guns are silly, problem is very few politicians randys1 Jul 2014 #42

"...your question implies that i should be forcing people to give up guns somehow..." Jenoch Jul 2014 #56

Simple answer, not a damn thing DonP Jul 2014 #43

You appear to not understand the definition of "fact" Lurks Often Jul 2014 #48

so because people want to play with guns and accidentally shoot each other randys1 Jul 2014 #49

I understand you completely Lurks Often Jul 2014 #50

Cool story bro. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #53

You didn't even read the OP--that's where you let down your side. MADem Jul 2014 #44

THE motive of those calling me a liar are obvious, pro gun this pro gun that randys1 Jul 2014 #45

The fact of the matter is, you didn't read the OP--you're in a fix of your very own making. MADem Jul 2014 #46

Making this shooting about me, is brilliant and a well known tactic randys1 Jul 2014 #47

No, that's not accurate either. No one "made" this about you--you misstated the facts and got MADem Jul 2014 #51

You aren't the old guy. You have no idea what was in his mind when he pulled the MADem Jul 2014 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #54

Had the shooting happened inside sarisataka Jul 2014 #3

Used to be a back shooter was shamed out of town. CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #8

"Used to be" violent criminals were hung in the public square ... DonP Jul 2014 #18

Revenge killing HockeyMom Jul 2014 #9

He wasn't just old, IronGate Jul 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #14

Apparently so. Who knows that they weren't going out to their car to get a gun and come back. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #16

I could have swore I read somewhere this duo robbed the fella previously... beevul Jul 2014 #19

Under California's SYG gejohnston Jul 2014 #22

"Greer managed to grab his gun and fire at the suspects, CAUSING them to flee rocktivity Jul 2014 #20

It's difficult to imagine the state of mind of a person who's been beaten and terrorized. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #21

the defendants were white too gejohnston Jul 2014 #23

Update gejohnston Jul 2014 #27

Good. He needs... The Warehouse. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #38

Well, that was going to happen, anyway rocktivity Jul 2014 #57

Regardless of her being pregnant or not, or California law, it was not justifiable homicide. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #28

California's stand your ground gejohnston Jul 2014 #30

I see your point, and if the B&E was a one-time crime Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #39

I would pursue charges. Starboard Tack Jul 2014 #40

So this injured man shot and killed a fleeing criminal Politicalboi Jul 2014 #52

The boyfriend needs to go away forever, life sentence. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #58

I say charge all of them. FarPoint Jul 2014 #55