[h=1]You Will Be Held Accountable[/h]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=WTsYrBGV2fQ

By Kevin Michalowski // 02/12/2018



It’s your gun and you own every bullet you fire. If you carry a gun for self-defense, you can’t slip up on the safety rules — not even one time. I recently got wind of a story about a woman in Florida who was sentenced to 35 years in jail because she pulled out her gun when she didn’t really need to and fired it unintentionally while frightened.


The story includes many of the classic reasons for getting a gun for self-defense: domestic violence, ongoing threats and a difficult break-up. While the woman may have rightly been afraid of the situation, she was not in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm when she pulled out her gun. When she unintentionally fired it, things got worse. When the person she feared was injured as a result of her actions, things got much worse.


If you carry a gun, get training. Follow the safety rules. Get more training. You will be held accountable for your actions with that gun. So if you do something, even unintentionally, that causes harm when you have no right to cause harm, you can count on facing the court. Combine your mistake with an over-zealous prosecutor, and you could end up in jail for a very long time.


Trigger-Finger Discipline
If there is one thing you must remember at all times: Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire. There is much more to gun safety than that, but that is one rule you must never break — not ever. Doing so can cost you everything.

 

John Clark
Not hearing that this is a last resort scenario nor any evidence of immediate fear of death or great bodily harm and/or reasonably in fear of grievous bodily harm or death. What I'm hearing is she should of had more training and ensured she is maintaining proficiency with her firearm. Deeply concerned on this one!

 

MPGunther1
She obviously didn't live in San Fran where an illegal can shoot and KILL someone and just get a slap on the wrist. She probably should have taken a second, better shot

 

Anthony Saylor
Kevin this is great advice. I personally try to get out of the situation. And like you said to pull your firearm should be your last resort. I feel for that lady 35yrs wow!!. But like you said and i have to agree she did everything wrong. There's so many avenues she could of gone. Like leave the situation or call LEO's. I guess when your in the moment it's hard to think and make a clear judgement but that's where your training comes in if she had training if any. Someone on this page made a valid point training cost money. Where i live to get proper firearm training it will cost you 50 an hour and that's no joke. Man 35yrs i hope she and her lawyer appeals the judgement. Great Video and advice like always.