A Michigan Court Case Shows the Right of Armed Self-Defense Is Broader Than You Might Think

[pipedreams]

"Michigan court of appeals

"The court of appeals, however, said that’s not the law. When one brandishes a weapon without firing it, they don’t, in fact, use “deadly force.”

Brandishing a weapon without firing it is sometimes the appropriate response to a threat.

Yesterday the Michigan Court of Appeals handed down a decision in a highly public and very controversial case that gun owners across the United States should applaud. In short, it demonstrates and validates the value of armed self-defense even when you do not pull the trigger and — crucially — have no cause to pull the trigger. It justifies the brandishing of a gun as pre-emptive measure to block the use of unlawful force."

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/a-michigan-court-case-shows-the-right-of-armed-self-defense-is-broader-than-you-might-think/

[Ricordo]

16 minutes ago, pipedreams said:

Brandishing a weapon without firing it is sometimes the appropriate response to a threat.

Amen!

I could confess...

Edited August 23, 2019 by Ricordo

[pipedreams]

"Now, some important caveats. This is a Michigan case. It is not setting rules for other jurisdictions. Don’t rely on Michigan law to determine your actions in, say, Ohio. Moreover, even under legal standards similar to Michigan’s it’s still a grave decision to pull a weapon from a holster or from the glove compartment of your car. It’s legally consequential and extremely dangerous. But the Michigan case outlines what should be the proper legal standard. The sight of a gun has the power to deter violence, and banning its use outside of the threat of imminent death would — perversely enough — allow too many confrontations to escalate."

[janice6]

This is a good decision, based on what LEO's do many times.  However, it does place the burden of making good and reasonable decisions on the part of the gun owner.  But it is still presumed, that the gun owner is intelligent enough to make these good decisions.