If that was the only reason, we would've been disarmed along time ago bro.
If that was the only reason, we would've been disarmed along time ago bro.
So you probably should have killed the dog for what? Approaching you? Being big?
Was the dog black?
Was it a pit bull?
Additionally, I don't understand how/why you walked to the rent house but drove back.
Do you store a car in the garage of your rent property?
Not a big deal, that just stuck out as strange in your story.
so, is it legal to shoot a dog in the city to defend yourself?
FYI, legally there is no requirement that you have a reasonable fear of death or SBI to shoot a dog, or any other critter. That requirement is just for them 2-legged varmints. But you better have at least some reasonable basis for thinking you were in danger of personal injury or property damage, or you might be looking at charges for malicious destruction of property, discharging a firearm in city limits, reckless endangerment, animal cruelty, and/or a civil judgment for trespass to chattels. Even if you or your property were legitimately in danger, you could still face charges if you go about it in a stupid or risky way. All this is highly dependent on your career, of course.bettingpython said:Can you reasonably articulate a fear of great bodily harm or death?
FYI, legally there is no requirement that you have a reasonable fear of death or SBI to shoot a dog, or any other critter. That requirement is just for them 2-legged varmints. But you better have at least some reasonable basis for thinking you were in danger of personal injury or property damage, or you might be looking at charges for malicious destruction of property, discharging a firearm in city limits, reckless endangerment, animal cruelty, and/or a civil judgment for trespass to chattels. Even if you or your property were legitimately in danger, you could still face charges if you go about it in a stupid or risky way. All this is highly dependent on your career, of course.
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