A lot of things I do not understand about gun laws?

by **jocheved** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:02 pm

When I paid for my gun classes I assumed that things like this would be explained to me. I live in Tennessee, and I have a few questions about legally protecting yourself:

1. If an unarmed big guy comes at you in an aggressive manner and you are armed, what can you do?

2. If I invite a person to my house and they get angry and start breaking my things for example, can I warn them with a gun to stop after calling the police? Because aren't I protecting my property?

3. Can you transport your unloaded gun everywhere as long as the ammo in in the trunk and my gun is in the center console or glove box? Or do I have to actually be transporting it to the shooting range and back home. I do not have a gun permit.

by **culley96** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:05 pm

You are not allowed to use deadly force to protect property. That means if you see someone breaking into your car, out on the street in front of your house, you're not allowed to shoot him.

Technically you're not allowed to shoot someone who is busting up your furniture. But if he's inside your house, conventionally we consider that a threat to your life. There was a case in the South, I think New Orleans, a few years ago where a Japanese exchange student knocked on an old couple's door to ask directions to a party in the neighborhood. They couldn't understand him, so they shot him. Didn't get in trouble. Here in California, a guy shot & killed a boy who'd jumped over the fence into his back yard to retrieve a basketball. He got off too.

If a big unarmed guy comes at you and you have good reason to believe he means to kill you or do SERIOUS injury to you, then you can shoot him.

I'm not sure about the rule about transporting guns. The idea is that you're not carrying the gun around to use it, you're just transporting it. So it should be unloaded and the ammo should be somewhere else, and both should be locked up when you leave the car.

I don't think you'd get in trouble for an unloaded gun locked in the trunk in a park where guns aren't allowed (like all national parks). But if you go across the border into Canada and they ask you if you're carrying any firearms, and you have a gun in the trunk and don't tell them about it, you can get in BIG trouble. Happened to a friend of mine.

by **bernd** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:07 pm

if you do not have a gun permit then i would not be taking it anywhere and if someone is in your house even if they break in then you can not shoot in the back it is illegal and you will be charged for murder even if they are armed. do not take your gun on that property especially not without a permit. would not recommend taking the gun anywhere without a permit because if you get pulled over and the gun is in your glove box they will ask for a permit if you dont have one then you are in trouble

by **ludano17** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:14 pm

Use of force statutes and Castle Doctrine vary from state to state. whether you can carry a firearm in your vehicle and where also vary from state to state.

www.concealedcarry.org has a lot of useful information for each state.

These questions are covered in depth in our state's CCW training. You might ask your instructor for verification.

by **wardell** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:25 pm

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by **marlan43** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:33 pm

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by **delron72** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:35 pm

1.
I dont know the law on that but i would put 2 to his chest.My motto kill a thousand bad guys to save 1 good man.

2.Yes,Just don't shoot unless you have to because you could be charged.

3.In my state my dad keeps his berreta F72 (not 100% sure on the gun just know its a berreta something like that)loaded with 15+1 black talons (9mm) in his truck in my state (south carolina)it has to be in a locked compartment not under lock and key it has to snap shut like a glovebox.Hope this helps

by **aviya** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:48 pm

I think there are too many variables in your questioning to give you straight answers. The thing is, laws vary from state to state and you are better off looking up the gun laws for your state.

Some states have Castle laws which allow you to protect your property and your home, assuming you believe that you were in danger. Other states do not, in which case, you may not have te same rights.

Transporting firearms are equally variable from state to state.

I would start by going to the NRA website and looking up the laws as they relate to your particular state. Then you should look at the gun laws for your state.

http://www.nra.org/home.aspx

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