Two warning shots, center of mass.
” like a warning shot.”
Not in penal code. It is possible that a warning shot could be fired in a safe manner.
“As a felony conviction, it provides for up to 3 years in prison and a maximum of $10,000 fine.”
The section he references reads ‘and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.’
Waste of Ammo.
Did not train to fire warning shots.
Fire until the threat is removed.
“I was in fear for my life and bodily harm”.
STFU.
I will always shout very loudly stop or I will shoot while putting a round into the invaders heart, then allow twenty seconds or so before I fire one round off to the side. You break into my home, put my family in jeopardy, you lose the right to try it again.
Use the Joe Biden defense.
Only if the warning shot is in the kneecap
No warning shots if you’re being threatened with deadly physical force.
The thinking behind that is that if you have the time to fire a warning shot, you have the time to run. While I disagree with that logic, I tend to doubt I would ever fire a warning shot, if they, the aggressors, don't turn and run when they see the gun in my hand, it is time to knock em down and let God sort em out.
.......yes......as long as the first warning shot is center of mass.
Let’s assume that each of us has sufficient sense to not draw unless we are in fear of bodily harm.
From the time you draw to the moment before pulling the trigger you have sufficient time to determine whether the threat persists.
Yes? Pull the trigger.
No? Stand firm until you are certain.
Trying to evaluate all the technical details of the law is a waste of time.
Warning shots? As many of the bad reasons for so doing have been mentioned, I won’t belabor the point.
Are you willing to waste a life-saving shot, risk a malfunction, use up to perhaps 20% of your available ammo, be responsible for every inch of the shot’s trajectory and everything in its path?
Having firearm in hand before it is actually needed for discharge, but not prior to being fully justified in presenting it is a fine line that needs to be fully considered. Either way, you may be in trouble or dead.
Finally, the situation is critical to understanding this paradigm. In ones house? No need to keep holstered it’s your domain, on the street in public places? Holstered until just before it is required to be employed.
Those who describe having used warning shots ought to be a bit more descriptive. In a military context I have used warning shots ( secure facility overseas) followed with lethal fire and in life as a US resident, I have used a sidearm in what thankfully ended w/o shots being fired.
No situation is so textbook that anyone of us can or ought to expect a certain set of lockstep reactions. As those who have been in such situations can attest to, nothing makes a whole lot of rational sense until it is over and you are still breathing.
Whatever you do, indeed do take the advice to have a well-rehearsed statement for the police. Make it short, sweet and easily repeatable- then say it over and over until your attorney advises you further.
Be safe, trust God.
No warning shots. They waste ammo, and if you are using a semi-auto, it might jam. Plus it is confusing. Just make the shot, make it count, put him down, pick up your brass, and get out of town.
The price and availability of ammo prevents me from firing a warning shot.
First things first - if you are carrying for self-defense, establish a relationship with an attorney and/or avail yourself of the services of an org like ccwsafe.com or similar. Be prepared!
When circumstances cause you to conclude, “I’ll have to shoot this guy to stop him,” then here is the philosophy that I was taught/trained to live by (if I wanted to continue living):
Start shooting and continue shooting until the threat stops doing whatever it was that made you start shooting in the first place.
Comprehend that there is no such thing as shooting someone “just a little bit”.
There is darned little positive value and a metric-ton of negative value in wasting a round — a round you may desperately need later — as a warning shot.
You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to *stop* - understand the difference.
When you meet with your attorney, you had better be able to articulate:
You fully believed that the threat was, right then and there, going to kill you (or someone else if you were intervening) and that you had to shoot to stop him.
Best of luck to you!!
I never waste ammo!
"If you find yourself in the position of firing a warning shot, aim for center mass."
In short, he said he didn't believe in "warning shots" and that firing one just gave a determined perp more time to physically get at you, often resulting in one becoming a victim.
My CCW instructor is a Retired Marine and retired IL State Police officer. I take him at his word.
About the only purpose I can see to warning shots, is to warn an unaware person of imminent danger, assuming they are oblivious to warning cries.
As far as giving a warning shot to a criminal, I could say that it is situational, but I would be hard pressed to imagine a situation where it would be needed.
An important factor is the civilian Tueller distance. This is why I would accompany my pistol with a knife in the other hand. I do not need to ponder any philosophical implications about using my gun if an aggressor runs headlong into my knife.
If that is not an issue, warning shots would likely be frivolous.
“Should you fire a warning shot when confronted by an attacker?”
No, no and Hell no.