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Making Smart Choices - September 12, 2019

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In this episode Kevin and Tom get started talking about whether you can detain a lawbreaker and traveling in your vehicle with a gun. They then move on to cover your responsibility or lack thereof should you walk into a robbery or assault in progress. Should you get involved? Is it smarter to walk away? These are potentially life-altering choices you must be prepared to make on the spot. Also find out when it’s legally defensible to use your gun in self-defense in various situations, if you should consent to a search by law enforcement, and whether you should carry a round chambered in your carry gun.

Shownotes:

  • When traveling in my car can I carry my gun concealed or does it have to be locked up? (~0:58)
  • Should a private citizen who is not law enforcement attempt to detain a lawbreaker? (~3:12)
  • If I’m involved in a self-defense shooting do I have no choice but to also allow the police to search my entire home? (~7:24)
  • If you walk into a convenience store and see someone threatening another person with a gun should you get involved? (~10:03)
  • What should you do if another concealed carrier draws their gun and starts shooting at an attacker? (~13:18)
  • Is it usually legal to carry more than one gun? (~14:39)
  • Do the same laws apply to guns and secondary weapons such as pepper spray? (~15:40)
  • Is it good practice to pay for range time and gear with a credit card to keep a record of the transaction or can it be used against me in court? (~17:30)
  • What happens if you act in self-defense in a public place and injure an innocent bystander? (~20:17)
  • How often should I practice at the range? (~22:45)
  • Discussion of negligent discharge. (~24:51)
  • Where should I put my gun immediately after a self-defense shooting? (~25:12)
  • What are the benefits to being LEOSA certified? (~27:18)
  • Should I tell a law enforcement officer that I have an AR pistol in my vehicle during a traffic stop and how do I explain it is a non-NFA item? (~28:30)
  • Can you shoot someone who has a weapon and is trying to break into your home at night? (~35:11)
  • If someone aims a gun at me and I don’t know why, can I use deadly force to defend myself? (~37:43)
  • If the police want to search your house absent exigent circumstances should I tell them to get a search warrant? (~39:20)
  • My Colorado concealed carry permit is no longer valid. I applied for a new Oklahama concealed carry permit but haven’t received it yet. Will non-resident permits from other states be recognized by Oklahoma? (~41:40)
  • What do I do if a bad actor is telling law enforcement I’m the one who is a bad guy? (~42:47)
  • When is it legally defensible to draw my gun against a deadly threat? (~45:05)
  • What happens if you check your gun for a flight but your flight ends up delayed to a state where the gun laws are not friendly to the guns you checked? (~46:51)
  • Does an attacker have to have a weapon of some sort in order for me to see them as a deadly threat and respond in kind? (~49:23)
  • Is it safe to carry a round chambered? (~52:25)
  • I don’t have a concealed carry permit. Can I legally transport my guns, locked in a case, between Ohio and Florida? (~53:40)

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