good guy with a gun at a school ?

[Johnny C]

Was musing today...
I suppose if someone was armed, in their car at a school, dropping off their kid, -totally legaql- and someone opened fire at students ... if you exited the vehicle and popped the perp, you would be arrested , not only for shooting the fellow, but for having a firearm outside your vehicle?

 

[Scuba591]

I would think that seldom there is only one charge brought against a shooter... didn't Greenwood shooter initially have trespass charges from the mall?

 

[flatlander]

I think of the scenario often while waiting to pick up my grandson. I really wouldn't give a crap about being arrested as long as the piece of **** was stopped. Same goes for WHEN they took my firearm after the fact. I carry what I shoot best and if the mutt gets killed in a good shoot, it will be worth every ****ing penny.
If I worried about crap like that I'd be afraid to carry anything but a ****ing Hi-point and wouldn't act to save my grandson. That would make me the lowest piece of **** in the gene pool.

 

[J Galt]

Was musing today...
I suppose if someone was armed, in their car at a school, dropping off their kid, -totally legaql- and someone opened fire at students ... if you exited the vehicle and popped the perp, you would be arrested , not only for shooting the fellow, but for having a firearm outside your vehicle?

I would just assume yes, you will be; especially in Marion County. (It's not necessarily IMPD that is the cause of this assumption, it's the chief and the prosecutor.)

I'm also prepared to give the statement: Lives were in danger. I would like to cooperate through my attorney.

On the off chance I was not arrested, I would go home, stay off of social media, and call my attorney via the Signal app immediately.

 

[wcd]

Well in Tennessee the answer is no.

 

[hoosiersasquatch]

I believe the old saying better to be tried by 12 then carried by 6 applies here.

 

[NHT3]

I'll quote BBIs from a class that he and Coach taught at Riley.
"92 counties and 92 prosecutors in Indiana. Each prosecutor will view each situation differently"
Something to consider anytime lethal force is considered IMHO.
Actually almost too much to absorb when those two guys were in the room.

 

[wcd]

I'll quote BBIs from a class that he and Coach taught at Riley.
"92 counties and 92 prosecutors in Indiana. Each prosecutor will view each situation differently"
Something to consider anytime lethal force is considered IMHO.
Actually almost too much to absorb when those two guys were in the room.

Time to make a difference, although may be a bit too late for expressing your desired representation to the state Senate and Congress this election cycle. Although a few letters never hurts to remind them yes you do care and you vote, and stand up for your rights.

 

[Denny347]

I would think that seldom there is only one charge brought against a shooter... didn't Greenwood shooter initially have trespass charges from the mall?

No, he was never previously trespassed to catch a charge of trespass at the time of the shooting.

 

[Denny347]

Was musing today...
I suppose if someone was armed, in their car at a school, dropping off their kid, -totally legaql- and someone opened fire at students ... if you exited the vehicle and popped the perp, you would be arrested , not only for shooting the fellow, but for having a firearm outside your vehicle?

Not likely but ultimately that would be up to the local prosecutor.

 

[Sigblitz]

Just roll down your window and fire.

 

[Sigblitz]

So I was thinking, ....

 

[Trapper Jim]

You will need to lawyer up if it went down that easy. If it doesn’t go that easy, skill set etc…you’re a dead hero and everyone thanks you.

 

[greg]

I would just assume yes, you will be; especially in Marion County. (It's not necessarily IMPD that is the cause of this assumption, it's the chief and the prosecutor.)

I'm also prepared to give the statement: Lives were in danger. I would like to cooperate through my attorney.

On the off chance I was not arrested, I would go home, stay off of social media, and call my attorney via the Signal app immediately.

Great advice ...Shooting a gun within so many feet from a school will get you in trouble also.

I live close to a school and was advised that shooting an aggressive dog was a NO because of my location. The LEO said i had the right to protect myself, but I better have retreated the best I could also.

 

[Doug]

Also, be prepared to be sued by "woke" parents for the "trauma" caused to their children by hearing the sound of your gunfire.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I would think that seldom there is only one charge brought against a shooter... didn't Greenwood shooter initially have trespass charges from the mall?

No. There were never charges or consideration of charges, and I was there in an assisting roll from very early on.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Was musing today...
I suppose if someone was armed, in their car at a school, dropping off their kid, -totally legaql- and someone opened fire at students ... if you exited the vehicle and popped the perp, you would be arrested , not only for shooting the fellow, but for having a firearm outside your vehicle?

You muse incorrectly. A bright line good shoot isn't going to result in an arrest, particularly in stopping an active shooter at a school. Exiting the vehicle with the gun is illegal, but necessity defense is immediate and obvious.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

I have never been arrested, but in this context it seeems to be of no consequence.

A monster is trying to kill children.

Not criticizing the op, just musing myself.

 

[Johnny C]

I have never been arrested, but in this context it seeems to be of no consequence.

A monster is trying to kill children.

Not criticizing the op, just musing myself.

OP here, not saying I wouldn't do it...because I would...just wondering if being arrested would follow.

 

[ECS686]

OP here, not saying I wouldn't do it...because I would...just wondering if being arrested would follow.

You would be hard pressed to find a Prosecutor in the majority of Indiana counties to want to go forward with any charges. Prosecutors Discretion isn’t always a bad thing. They do weigh if the person was saving life or limb when they might have violated something.