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Pro-tip: a gun isn\u2019t a magic talisman. A Texas man learned that the hard way when he pulled his pistol while fighting with another man in an apartment complex parking lot. Instead of retreating to safety, the armed man drew his gun while advancing on his unarmed opponent. He apparently thought the gun would give him the protection he needed to administer a beatdown on the other man.<\/p>\n
He thought wrong.<\/p>\n
As residents watched and videoed the confrontation from above (while on the phone to 9-1-1), the younger, unarmed man took the gun away from the rather portly older gentleman. Whoops.<\/p>\n
To his credit, the younger man showed great restraint and didn\u2019t even point the gun at the man who only moments before threatened him with deadly force. Instead, he picked up his hat and walked away.<\/p>\n
No doubt the police have seen the video. If the man who produced the gun wasn\u2019t arrested, it would be a miracle. If you instigate or<\/em> escalate<\/em> a confrontation, it makes any subsequent claim of self-defense very difficult to prove. Videos like this one will not endear cops, prosecutors, or jury members to your case.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\nThose who oppose gun rights aren\u2019t going to like what they see in a video like this. Those who exercise and defend their gun rights will watch this video and have doubts about any self-defense claims made by the guy who pulled the gun. After all, if it was self-defense, why didn\u2019t he try to retreat or run away after brandishing the gun.<\/p>\n
Absent something highly compelling that\u2019s not seen in the video, the guy who pulled the gun looks to have committed one or more felonies.<\/p>\n
The bottom line here: Generally speaking, unless there\u2019s a great disparity of force, you can\u2019t legitimately produce a firearm against an unarmed adversary who isn\u2019t in the process of attacking you. The law will cut you some slack if you\u2019re elderly, handicapped, or of slight build against a big, burly monster.<\/p>\n
An attacker trying to use your head as a hammer against a hard surface (as in the George Zimmerman\/Trayvon Martin incident) can be a legitimate reason to use deadly force. That would also be the case if an attacker is trying to use your melon as a soccer ball.<\/p>\n
But to draw a gun during a fistfight as you advance toward your opponent doesn\u2019t pass the self-defense smell test.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m reluctant to label this guy the \u201cIrresponsible Gun Owner of the Day\u201d not knowing all of the facts, but from what\u2019s depicted in the video, his actions don\u2019t meet the \u201cAny Damned Fool\u201d standard for reasonable and prudent behavior.<\/p>\n
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