Would u stay with ur boyfriend if he pulled a gun on you ?
Im engaged to a guy weve been together for a yr and he found out that my old bf (that i have NO feelings for ) wrote me on myspace he got ticked off at me when i followed him down the road and pulled a loaded gun on me and NOT a paint ball or BB guy a real gun then he went home and i followed him to try and talk to him and he unloaded the gun in his house but then came out (i thought it was loaded) and treated me with when we made up he told me that it wasnt loaded...I Love him more then anything were suppose to get married in September but even though i love him and we made up what will happen later down the road if we stay together i love him but i love my life too
If someone pulls out a gun at you, do you have the right to shoot?
TWO questions. 1) If you were at a bus stop and someone tries to rob you and pulls out a gun(fake or not) (DOES NOT AIM), do you have the right to shoot him? (if you have a conceal permit of course) 2) If that person DOES aim the gun at you, you without even saying a word, can you shoot him? Does it matter how many times?
Is it legal to stab someone who pulls out a knife and tries to steal from you?
It is legal to use reasonable force. If he has a knife, then stabbing him should be considered reasonable. The law cannot demand that you try punching him first, as it will likely get you stabbed. Brandishing a weapon during a crime is legally considered a threat to use said weapon. No fair law will require you to endanger your life in self-defence. You might get in some hot water for carrying a knife, however. It can muddy the waters a bit. It doesn't look too good for you if he is bleeding and you both have a knife. Police love to use excuses involving the words "gang" or "turf war". If you know who they are, just give them your stuff. You can always get more stuff when you round up a revenge posse and burgle their houses.
If I'm legally transporting a gun in my car and someone tries to kill me - can I unlock the gun and use it to protect myself without being arrested?
There are a lot of "close, but no cigar" answers here already. There are 3 crucial points that I haven't seen combined, however: The most important is the delay in weapon retrieval due to the case. In most states, if the gun is, in fact, "legally transported", it has to be in a case, unloaded, with the ammo in a separate location. Bonus points are given for keeping it "out of reach of the driver", so in a trunk or bed of a truck. This delay could mean literal minutes until that weapon is loaded and ready (what if the case is locked, and the key is in a bag?), and possibly exposing yourself as you run around a vehicle gathering components. Bottom line, you are probably dead.There is also a "duty to retreat" in many states. Even with the Castle Doctrine, established in my great state of Michigan, you are in a gray area outside of your "castle". Some states even require you to retreat inside your home to a "place of relative safety" before engaging any opponents (such as New York). You better drive away if you don't want to risk being convicted of a crime.The last point is the reality of a situation where a weapon is involved, which has been covered well in other responses. You are going to be in trouble (detained at best or incarcerated at worst) if you are witnessed removing that gun from the case in public. You don't even need to fire it. If it is out when the cops roll up, you are going to have some legal trouble.
Can you shoot someone who tries to rob you on the street?
If they are robbing you in the street, and they don't show a weapon, I'd say no. You, generally, have to be in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. If someone breaks in you house at night, yes, generally you can shoot them regardless of weapon. This kind of depends on your state. Most states have the Castle Doctrine- which designates one's place of residence as a place in which one enjoys protection from illegal trespassing and violent attack. It then goes on to give a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place (his/her "castle"), and/or any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion which may lead to violent attack. Depending on your state, however, there are some caveats. In many jurisdictions there is a duty to flee, if possible. What that means is that if you have a free and open retreat (i.e. through a back door), you are obligated to take it rather than use deadly force. I live in Texas, where we are not ever obligated to retreat.
Can you hold a criminal at gunpoint?
Say a person does or even attempts to do harm or anything that could hurt someone. Can a permitted carrier hold a person at gunpoint until police show up even if the criminal gives up on what he intended and attempts to ditch the scene? To keep him there so he doesn't get away?