Any Truth to this Rumor?

[LarryMac]

Personally, I don't have a problem with the signs, especially if a bank doesn't have security officiers standing by. Unless a business has metal detectors, they are not going to know you carry, no harm no foul. I seldom carry, at least now when I do, I'm legal.

A really interesting fact I learned in class was the use of deadly weapons and property. As we were told, "If you wake up in the middle of the night and someone is downstairs carrying off your TV and Stereo, you CAN NOT shoot them, unless your life is threatened." I was surprised, and asked, "If I catch someone backing out of my driveway in my Mustang GT, are you telling me that I can't shoot them?" The answer was no, and that it would be me going to jail for assult with a deadly weapon. Another property question was raised about, "If you get on my property, I will shoot." Again, the shooter would be going to jail. Much of this is left up to interpretation by law enforcement. Our instructor did tell us that if we are awakened in the middle of the night by someone in our bedroom with us, then the area of being threatened clears up, and we would be justified in using a weapon. As for me, the guy downstairs would be staring down the muzzle of a .357, I sure as hell wouldn't let him walk out, and who's to say that he doesn't have one of our kitchen knives in his hand.