I would be very unhappy if I saw this spacecraft, that still has probably more than 95% chance of bringing me home safely if something happened, leave with no alternative in sight.
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Again, brandishing is not an issue where I live.
If anything, I would prefer the attacker see me rack the pistol just for the psychological effect, hopefully avoiding having to fire.
More importantly, I live in a peaceful country. The chances I get hit by a car or suffer a heart attack are greater then that I will need to defend myself with a weapon. So if a paramedic needs to handle the gun when I am incapacitated, I would prefer there was not a round in the chamber rather than fearing the tiny chance I will mess up the rack in the tiny chance I will need the gun at all. (btw, I currently don't everyday carry at all. The neighbourhood I live and work in is so safe I don't see the point.)
Of course, if I had to go to Afganistan or Detroit, I would definitely want a round in the chamber. 😁
By this logic, I should either drive without a seatbelt or not drive at all... What is this brain dead logic... 😖
Like, you read that in a horoscope?
While I somewhat agree about the warning shot, I absolutely don't about the brandishing. Visual demonstration that you have a gun will always be many times more effective then just saying it. Requiring that you keep it holstered until the last moment is dumb. Not only are you loosing out on the deterrent but having to draw and load the gun under pressure is far more likely to lead to an accident. Or you carry the gun loaded which again increases the chance of an accident.
The thinking is that even considering pulling your firearm must mean that you are in a time-critical situation where it's the only recourse you have. The goal is to keep it from even entering the equation until the point where it's life or death.
But why tho? Does a cop keep their gun holstered until absolutely the last second? No! They aim at you at the first sign of danger so that you think twice before you do dumb stuff. Why wouldn't that apply to civilians defending themselves or their property?
By the way, warning shot is also not the first thing you are supposed to do in CZ/SK. If time permits, you should pull the gun, give two verbal warnings then warning shot immediately followed by another verbal warning.
Not a lawyer, non of this is legal advice.
As I understand it, you can mag dump as long as you manage to do it before the subject falls down, drops their weapon or otherwise clearly ceases to be a threat.
You as a civilian can't really shoot at a target you don't see, just in a general direction. This is endangerment of other potential people that may be in the area.
Cops shouldn't do it either but they are not punished in anyway for it.
As for how many point is Texas jury worth, and how many negative point does a Californian jury give you is outside the scope of my theoretical knowledge.
Btw, in Czechia and Slovakia, it is the opposite. If you have time, you are legally required to use a warning shot. To me this makes more sense since it is likely to defuse the situation without actually injuring/killing anyone. Although I admit it could escalate the situation if the warning shot causes bystanders/cops to get involved and misunderstand the situation. So I guess it is a matter of preference.
I strongly prefer GOG to the point where I often don't buy games that are not on GOG.
That being said, one reason to buy from Steam is steam workshop. So if I want a lot of mods, I may buy from Steam even when available on GOG.
My takeaway from this is aim for the head instead of warning shots. Ridiculous ruling...
PS: Maybe to clarify, there are now cases ruling that if you manage to kill the cops that don't announce themselves, that is legal self defense. But if you fire a warning shot, they can legally kill you. So it is far better to kill the cops than to give them a chance to kill you, legally speaking... Absolute brain dead legal ruling...
Netherlands? Switzerland? Norway?
Like sure, there always is some corruption but relatively insignificant amount.
Honestly, I can't think of an EU country that is anywhere near the US levels of "corrupted by capitalism".
If there's a top that someone could rise to, it isn't communism.
What? Top? What do you mean?
"But what about rich white kids"
Yeah, a great argument...