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surprise_i'm_armed wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:03 pm Jose in Dallas:

You sound like a very versatile guy.......one brain for work, the other brain for when you are off work!!

SIA

When you are working 12-14 hour days in a corporate environment, work brain tends to take over.

surprise_i'm_armed wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:19 pm Jose in Dallas:

By "brain surgeon" in my title, I was satirizing the lack of sense the home invader possessed.

No actual brain surgeons were harmed during the creation of this thread. :-)

SIA.

LOL! OK I get it. My work brain had me confused at the time.

chasfm11 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:54 am "But Officer, he looked like he was reaching in his waist band for a gun I was afraid that he was going to try to kill me because I could identify him.." I would prefer the other advice - only speak with my lawyer present.

In this day and age, you better make dang sure you are describing it exactly like it happened. With the proliferation of home security cameras, and EVERYBODY has a really good camera on their phones, you never know who's recording what's happening. And I agree with not giving a statement if at all possible until consultation by a lawyer. LEO's are granted a day or two (from what I remember) to give a statement and civilians should be afforded the same. Many times, in the heat of the moment, people remember things differently even though it just happened.

Everybody should take the Massad Ayoob MAG-40 class. The shooting portion if very good but usually handled by a MAG training. Massad handles the actual classroom portion dealing with who civilians handle shootings from the legal aspect. He's getting up there in age and no telling when he will stop giving this class. I've taken it once a few years back, I want to try and take it again sometime soon.

MAG20 / Classroom – Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement
https://massadayoobgroup.com/mag-20-classroom/

Title of this was a little misleading, I thought the homeowner was shot? Not sure who the brain surgeon was? Either way, I agree, I wouldn't have held him at gun point. Especially if you are shooting the bad guy in the back. If he wants to leave, let him leave rather than get into a "bad shooting". In today's environment, you never know what kind of DA you are going to get or what his agenda is.

Reading this make me glad that BG's (bad guys) never know what they might get. Sounds like he was pretty unstable and no telling what he might have done if he had gotten into the house undetected. This is the very reason why I always carry a gun, even at home, or have one right next to me if it's not attached to my hip. Also always a good idea to have a fur buddy that can alert you of something going on outside. My dog hears plenty of things I am not aware of. When somethings gets his attention, it gets my attention.