Would you call the police if you drew your weapon on an assailant, but did not shoot?

[Bree]

Originally Posted by GoCodeBravo

DITTO on that. Once you're safe or have proven cover from the attack, BE THE FIRST TO CALL 911. You do NOT want to have 2-3 patrol cars show up after the perp called 911 for "man with gun" plea for help.

When you call, remember: NAME, ADDRESS, "shots fired", send POLICE, send AMBULANCE, wait for confirmation, then perhaps add what you are wearing, and hang up. If shots were fired, next call is to your lawyer. Get safe, secure your weapon, then SHUT UP. And do NOT touch the shell casings...EVER. A grand jury will not look lightly on this fact. If you acted in a legitimate way, most of the time, the facts will bear it out. Still though, better have a good lawyer just in case.

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Good advice to be sure.

In the one case where I actually had weapon in hand, I did call the police immediately. It wasn't so much to protect myself as to alert them to a danger as a couple of young rednecks were running around town in a mud-covered pickup truck targeting motorists late on a Friday night with a laser beam.

This was back in the days when portable laser beams came in two varieties... tactical lasers on guns and presentation pointers that cost about $100. There were no little $5 cat toy lasers back then. So getting that little red dot on your body was a terrifying experience to say the least.

And putting that little red dot on a driver almost got an idiot punk 357 magnum reasons why that was really, really stupid and dangerous.

[DrmFox]

I'd call them in a heart beat.

[Western NY XD fan]

I would definitely call the cops right away any time you draw your weapon and point it at someone. If you draw your weapon and do not point it at some one or brandish it to intimidate well... your an idiot (I cannot sugar coat this). You should only draw your weapon when it is ABSOLUTLY neceassary to protect your life or the life of an innocent person and when you intend to kill. Brandishing is good way to get killed.

In the event where it becomes unecesary to fire and the bad guy turns and runs, If you do not call the cops to report then you cease being a law abiding citizen and are transformed into the bad guy. Not a postion I want to be in. If you are legally carrying and you had a good reason to draw your weapon, you should have nothing to worry about.