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I think I'm posting this in the right section, but I'm not entirely sure.
Basically, I was asked a question about a particular scenario with which I didn't know how to answer.
The other day my girlfriend was in her room of her apartment, when she heard two men in the living room. She walks out there and one of the two men immediately makes the comment, "Oh, there's another one." Apparently, what had happened was two men were trying to sell magazines and when her roommate opened the door to ask them what they were there for, the two men pushed there way in to sit down in the living room. Throughout this the men are making passes towards her roommate and being very aggressive. My girlfriend had enough nerve to tell them they needed to leave, and luckily they did. She called me immediately after, and explained all of this to me. I told her she should've called the police immediately, and then call me immediately after that.
Now here is the question I was presented with. I'm not sure what would happen, and I'm not looking to get flamed for asking this either - as this is not something I would do. If she were to call me after calling the police, and I were to show up with either my shotgun or my pistol(because I live down the street and could easily be there quicker than the local police department), not brandishing the pistol or shotgun in an aggressive manner(ie. shotgun is on it's sling over my shoulder, me not pointing a gun at them), and they make an attempt to attack me if I were to engage them what would the end result be?
I didn't know how to answer that. I mean I could see how that could easily be considered murder, but in all fairness I was protecting a loved one and myself after she had called the police. This might be a dumb question, but to be honest the answer is not obvious to me.
Basically, I was asked a question about a particular scenario with which I didn't know how to answer.
The other day my girlfriend was in her room of her apartment, when she heard two men in the living room. She walks out there and one of the two men immediately makes the comment, "Oh, there's another one." Apparently, what had happened was two men were trying to sell magazines and when her roommate opened the door to ask them what they were there for, the two men pushed there way in to sit down in the living room. Throughout this the men are making passes towards her roommate and being very aggressive. My girlfriend had enough nerve to tell them they needed to leave, and luckily they did. She called me immediately after, and explained all of this to me. I told her she should've called the police immediately, and then call me immediately after that.
Now here is the question I was presented with. I'm not sure what would happen, and I'm not looking to get flamed for asking this either - as this is not something I would do. If she were to call me after calling the police, and I were to show up with either my shotgun or my pistol(because I live down the street and could easily be there quicker than the local police department), not brandishing the pistol or shotgun in an aggressive manner(ie. shotgun is on it's sling over my shoulder, me not pointing a gun at them), and they make an attempt to attack me if I were to engage them what would the end result be?
I didn't know how to answer that. I mean I could see how that could easily be considered murder, but in all fairness I was protecting a loved one and myself after she had called the police. This might be a dumb question, but to be honest the answer is not obvious to me.
