Posted on 02/12/2010 12:02:57 PM PST by Sasparilla
A Walmart employee who shot a co-worker in the head on a loading dock while at the store has been released. The County Prosecutor said that 49 year old Craig Schmidt acted lawfully under the Montana’s “Castle Law” Doctrine. Under that law, a person has a natural right to use firearms in self defense, and doesn’t have to call 911 before using what is considered justifiable force.
Schmidt was facing charges of assault with the firearm, but the law's existence required that the police investigate further to see if Schmidt believed his life was in danger. That further investigation showed that Schmidt was within his rights in drawing and firing the firearm.
Schmidt and 32 year old Daniel Lara got into an argument about Lara taking an extended break. Schmidt bumped Lara’s shoulder. Mr. Lara took that as a beginning of a fight and started attacking him.
Schmidt was shoved around and punched by Lara. Lara also hit Schmidt extremely hard twice in the head. As the hitting and shoving of Schmidt continued, Schmidt was pushed down and fell on a metal rack. Schmidt feared that the next blow would seriously injure him, so he drew his sidearm and fired.
Schmidt said that he couldn’t retreat any further, and was almost on his back. He believed he was in store for a severe beating.
His .25 caliber round hit...
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Walmart’s really tough with that on time to work policy.
Consider Lara to be on a permanent ‘break’.... ;)
Who loses it like this because they can’t take a longer break? This isn’t the Post Office or a government employee fer cryin out loud.
"His .25 caliber round hit Lara’s forehead, but didn’t penetrate his skull."
This is something to remember when the zombie apocalypse happens.
The shooter is 140 pounds. Lara is 210 pounds. According to the article” “His .25 caliber round hit Lara’s forehead, but didn’t penetrate his skull.” I would say that the shooter was being bullied and his life was at risk. Clearly the purpose of carrying a hand gun is to equalize size differences. Well, it worked. I hope this bullet stopping bully is charged with assault and battery. But the article does not say if Lara is charged with anything. He should be.
1. Never punch a man who is ARMED when you aren't. and then two from this jewel:
"His .25 caliber round hit Lara’s forehead, but didn’t penetrate his skull."
Either:
2. Never shot a neanderthal in the forehead or. . . 3. Never EVER EVER carry a .25 and think you are ARMED.
He should of had a .45.
My father (a mounted cop in Detroit) use to say if anyone found out you shot them with a .25 cal, they would get really pi$$ed off at you...
Duly noted.Always shoot walmart zombies with something more than a .25
.25 Auto has less muzzle energy than an ordinary .22 LR rimfire. You're wasting your time.
It's small and light and concealable, but so what. Get one of the little Colts - the Defender or something.
From same link:
A 20 year old Ghana, Africa armed robber who killed a pregnant woman and seriously hurt her husband last spring will spend 100 years in prison there.
Muhammad Musah, better known as “Red Bone,” was found guilty of robbery and conspiracy to rob. He got 1,200 months in prison. The Judge told him at the sentencing that, “People like you aren’t fit to mingle with law abiding citizens.”
“People like you aren’t fit to mingle with law abiding citizens.”
The lesson here is NEVER use a .25
Dad hollered for him to stop, he didn't, so dad hauled out his 1911A1 and shot at the guy's feet. He didn't allow for recoil, so he hit the guy in the back of the head.
It knocked him sprawling, and dad was sure he'd killed him stone dead. But the bullet didn't penetrate his skull, it simply travelled around his head under the skin and lodged between his eyes. Knocked him out but otherwise didn't do him any lasting harm.
Never shoot a Neanderthal in the head, etc. etc.
(The AG showed up a couple of weeks later to investigate whether dad violated the GI's civil rights by plugging him in the head. Nope.)
Civil lawsuit by aggressor in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1
I just talked to a fire arms expert (cop) friend of mine. He said that’s not uncommon at all with ball ammunition. He said, if you want to shoot someone, use hollow point and you will have to pick up the pieces to find the hole you made.
I concur. I have a little Berreta .22 that hides in a special wallet holster that has a spot for the trigger and muzzle.
(Idea being -— thug demands wallet — pull it out -— and shoot.)
It’s 7 rounds of .22.
Fired center of mass, for an ultra-concealed weapon, seems better than nothing.
“”Never carry a caliber for self defense that starts with a number lower than 4.””
.38+P is fine.
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