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Good advice in this article::
https://www.shootingillustrated.com...wsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=1019
https://www.shootingillustrated.com...wsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=1019
This is what I learned and keep with me
Phone Calls to Make in the Aftermath
Rounds were fired, make three calls:
1. Call 911. It is your obligation to seek medical attention if someone is injured! Remember that you are being recorded! Keep your 911 call short and to the point:
A. My name is _______ and I need to report an attack at (address, intersection, etc).
B. The attacker (ran away / is injured / needs an ambulance).
C. I'm wearing ________ and I do have a permit to carry a firearm so let the police know that I'll place my firearm (on the front seat of my car / on my hood / back in my holster) before they arrive.
D. I need to (go help my family / watch the attacker / get to a safer place) so I'm going to hang up now.
2. Call your attorney.
3. Call your family. Inform them that you've been involved in a defensive situation and instruct them to speak with no one -- not the police, not the media, no one! Tell family members to inform the police that they DO NOT CONSENT TO A SEARCH OF YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY and that they will answer no questions unless your attorney is present.
I am sure we all remember the name that struck fear in True Grit....J. Noble Daggett.2. Call your attorney.
This is something you had better repeatedly man-splain long before you need it.3. Call your family. Inform them that you've been involved in a defensive situation and instruct them to speak with no one -- not the police, not the media, no one! Tell family members to inform the police that they DO NOT CONSENT TO A SEARCH OF YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY and that they will answer no questions unless your attorney is present.
Decent advice. A better option however, would be to unless absolutely impossible, do not make any 911 calls yourself; have someone else do it. That way you’re not on a taped, admissible recording, likely very stressed out, and saying something yourself that could be misconstrued later. Trust me, people say all kinds of weird shit after a high adrenaline situation like a gun fight.
Also, tell the responding officers that you need to go to the hospital to get checked out. Don’t talk to them about anything other than this.
Then, call an attorney to go with you before you give your statement.
Bill Jordon said...It's easier to convince them that you didn't shoot too much than it is to convince them that you didn't beat them too much.Never leave a witness. Your story must be the only story.
Isn't this the Clinton MO?Never leave a witness. Your story must be the only story.