Score one for conceal carry vs knife.

There was a similar story here in NC that didn't make anything but the local paper. Not entirely shocking considering NC as a whole is pretty left. Thanks for posting. Love hearing stuff like this.

Should have wasted his dumbass

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"It's a slippery slope" when it comes to the question of whether citizens who are licensed to carry guns should intervene in dangerous situations, if at all, Guglielmi said. "You have situations like this," he said, referring to the foiled Chicago robbery in which no one else was hurt. "And you have situations that end tragically. The department is not going to advocate for what people should or shouldn't do."

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frick that dude

My wife has an irrational fear of me getting a CCL and being around our children. It has been a minor battle.

Are there any situations where someone intervened to stop a shooter or robber and then was prosecuted? Say i see someone pull a gun and shoot someone else, i pull and shoot him, what are the odds i would be in trouble?

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My wife has an irrational fear of me getting a CCL and being around our children. It has been a minor battle.

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The mere presence of the firearm does not make its user more dangerous.

The reason you hear of accidental shootings involved with children is usually when another child who has never learned about firearms messes with one. Making firearms taboo only empowers the curiosity of the child. You should teach your children safety and respect of firearms under controlled conditions. And if they are ever around other kids with firearms present, you must teach them to immediately leave the area and notify an adult. That would prevent many accidental shootings.

It also sounds like your wife's issue is merely a confidence issue - she feels you two are not responsible enough to have a tool like a firearm around your kids. This can easily be solved with more firearms training for both of you, not just you. Most women have their husbands learn to shoot but they never learn themselves - it's important for both of you to be well-versed. You never know if she has to be the one to save your life in the future.

If you are in the Baton Rouge area, I would be more than happy to teach you and your wife in a private shooting lesson. If you are interested I can give you my email address.

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Are there any situations where someone intervened to stop a shooter or robber and then was prosecuted?

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I'm sure there have been some.

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Say i see someone pull a gun and shoot someone else, i pull and shoot him, what are the odds i would be in trouble?

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It's way too simple to put a blanket on it like this.

Basically, you have to hope that you are within the confines of the law and that the jury sees your use of force as justified. More information can be found on the Louisiana State Police website under "Defense of Others" in the use of lethal force doctrine.

You are not required by any sort of Good Samaritan law in Louisiana to get involved in a conflict because you are armed. It is up to the individual whether or not he/she should get involved. If you have any doubts about exactly what is happening, it's usually best to not get involved, no matter how inhumane that sounds.

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The reason you hear of accidental shootings involved with children is usually when another child who has never learned about firearms messes with one. Making firearms taboo only empowers the curiosity of the child. You should teach your children safety and respect of firearms under controlled conditions. And if they are ever around other kids with firearms present, you must teach them to immediately leave the area and notify an adult. That would prevent many accidental shootings.

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Preached this to my son from day1.

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If you have any doubts about exactly what is happening, it's usually best to not get involved, no matter how inhumane that sounds.

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Speaking purely in general terms (I am not representing any of you, so it would be improper for me to offer anything remotely like legal advice) - and in an academic context - in Louisiana (and other jurisdictions may vary considerably) - it is permissible to exercise a person's right of self-defense for them - BUT, in making such an intervention, you bear the burden of being in error -

What do I mean by that? If you walk up on a sketchy encounter and see an individual up against the wall with a gun to his head, and you draw and blow the gunman away - just like they taught you at the CCW class - and the "gunman" turns out to be a plainclothes police officer in the process of making a lawful arrest - in strict legal terms, you may be exposed to criminal liablity up to, potentially, the death penalty (although I think it is highly unlikely under these circumstances, the mere potential would offer me great, great pause before intervening in an ambiguous situation.).

So, there's that...