Question for those who carry a gun in the car

[Ruiner]

like a DT to the chest wouldnt kill someone.....unless u got a .22 pistol lol

You'd be surprised. More often than not it will, but you can actually shoot them perfectly in the chest and miss all vital veins/organs/etc. Perhaps you collapse one lung, but not both... You get the idea.

[Jaimecbr900]

Very nice discussion. Glad to see everyone is taking advice wisely.

As Ruiner said and linked, here are some of the quick cliff notes as I have them understood:

1. You can have a handgun in 3 places w/o a permit AS LONG AS you are over 21 & not a convicted felon or anything else that would prohibit you from legally owning a gun. Those 3 places are: Home, car, and work (as long as the employer allows it). It has to be in an open and exposed matter ONLY w/o a CCW permit. To "carry" anywhere else besides those 3 places REQUIRES a CCW permit.

2. Deadly threat is a very very gray area. You have to be sure that when you pull you gun out of it's holster ANY time, there is a VERY good reason for it. Merely brandishing a weapon will get you put in jail if there is no "REAL" threat to you or others. Law clearly says that there only certain times where you can use deadly force, and most are very ambigious and up to the individual's judgement. Something that scares my wife into pulling out her gun, may not be the same thing that scares me into pulling out mine.

3. IF you are ever in a situation where deadly force IS going to be used....stopping the threat is the only priority. 1 shot, 2 shots, or more is irrelevant. If 1 shot "stops" the threat, then it's over at 1 shot. If you shoot someone, they go "down" and you CONTINUE to shoot because they are wiggling on the ground.....you're committing a crime. Once the physical threat is equalized, you are supposed to restrain yourself from continuing to purposely injuring the individual.