Use handgun on the road w/o carry permit

PapiBarcelona said:

I'm not a lawyer, not going to answer "What if" scenarios. We could make a million discussions based on news articles and "what if" scenarios.

Get training in anything you need to improve on, live your life and figure it out yourself. Probably not what the OP wants to hear, but I have lots of other things to worry about than a bikers following my big, long, heavy, wide and loud Diesel Pickup truck in Harford County. LOL

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lsw said:

I would like to hear a description of a scenario where an attacker had already demonstrated enough violent behavior to justify use of deadly force, you had no way to flee the scene or get away from him, yet are able to retrieve the gun from the trunk or locked case and load it.

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zhucs said:

I asked this question within another topic about transporting handgun, I did not get any response. So I am creating a new post here.

I don't have CCW. If I legally transport my handgun from range to home (in MD), someone stops me on the road and my life is threatened, am I allowed to use the handgun to protect myself? I mean no trouble on the court after I survive.

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lsw said:

I would like to hear a description of a scenario where an attacker had already demonstrated enough violent behavior to justify use of deadly force, you had no way to flee the scene or get away from him, yet are able to retrieve the gun from the trunk or locked case and load it.

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zhucs said:

Thanks! It is true this might rarely happen, but it still may happen. Just like the other member mentioned yesterday, his wife was followed on the way back home, and there was time that she waited at red light. If she was in the middle of the line, she couldn't drive away. I was also inspired by that situation to raise the question.

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zhucs said:

I asked this question within another topic about transporting handgun, I did not get any response. So I am creating a new post here.

I don't have CCW. If I legally transport my handgun from range to home (in MD), someone stops me on the road and my life is threatened, am I allowed to use the handgun to protect myself? I mean no trouble on the court after I survive.

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marte616 said:

Here:

http://nypost.com/2013/09/30/bikers-attack-suv-after-driver-rams-riders/

http://7online.com/traffic/nj-road-...nshots-ends-with-police-chase-arrests/380260/

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/20...40113_1_fatal-shooting-road-rage-chase-victim

http://www.khou.com/story/news/crim...nds-in-fiery-crash-in-north-houston/14059571/

...and on and on...

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MikeTF said:

I lived in Montgomery County for a very long time. I used to keep a Kimber Pepper Blaster II in the center console of every car. It is not a firearm, but it is better than nothing.

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rambling_one said:

Drive away if you can. Whether your car becomes a weapon or not depends on the situation. IANAL

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15carbine15 said:

Your suppose to just die here in Maryland. It gives the police and homicide and etc a chance to get some over time on your dead bodies behalf. It also gives the funeral home some buisness so it's good for the economy if you die.

But no really to avoid all that above just shoot the thug.

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jrumann59 said:

The question I have is how are you transporting it? There are certain rules to transporting a gun in MD, last I checked it couldn't be loaded and with in reach.

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Bald Fat Guy said:

I'm going to try really hard to not reignite the debates / endless discussions about Transporting a HANDGUN in Md. But suffice it to say that anytime you are transporting your HANDGUN under Maryland protocols for method and destination , the odds of stumbling into a situation that would require justifiable shooting , yet give you the time and opportunity to avail yourself of , and make ready your HANDGUN , are akin to being struck by lightening.

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