Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n![\"Theodore](\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Theodore-Roosevelt.jpg\")
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n![\"Audie](\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Audie-Murphy.jpg\")
<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Case-3.jpg\")
<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n![\"Jose](\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Jose-Alonso-Compean-Ignacio-Ramos.jpg\")
<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/LawsOfPursuit8.jpg\")
<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Add kick-resistant plates to doors. Even with a quality lock and a deadbolt, a doorframe can give way if kicked hard enough. The best way to stop this is to reinforce the frame with a support like KickProof\u2019s Rebar Door Security Device. It reinforces the doorframe and is capable of stopping even the most serious attempts to break the doorframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Add kick-resistant plates to doors. Even with a quality lock and a deadbolt, a doorframe can give way if kicked hard enough. The best way to stop this is to reinforce the frame with a support like KickProof\u2019s Rebar Door Security Device. It reinforces the doorframe and is capable of stopping even the most serious attempts to break the doorframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Secure your sliding doors. Sliding patio doors are some of the primary points of entry for intruders. They can easily be manipulated and opened. By using a security bar like the Master Lock 265 Security Bar, you keep the door from being forced open. This security bar can also be used on standard doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add kick-resistant plates to doors. Even with a quality lock and a deadbolt, a doorframe can give way if kicked hard enough. The best way to stop this is to reinforce the frame with a support like KickProof\u2019s Rebar Door Security Device. It reinforces the doorframe and is capable of stopping even the most serious attempts to break the doorframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Secure your sliding doors. Sliding patio doors are some of the primary points of entry for intruders. They can easily be manipulated and opened. By using a security bar like the Master Lock 265 Security Bar, you keep the door from being forced open. This security bar can also be used on standard doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add kick-resistant plates to doors. Even with a quality lock and a deadbolt, a doorframe can give way if kicked hard enough. The best way to stop this is to reinforce the frame with a support like KickProof\u2019s Rebar Door Security Device. It reinforces the doorframe and is capable of stopping even the most serious attempts to break the doorframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Consider a protection dog<\/a>. Dogs have been one of the most popular forms of home defense for centuries. Working both as an alarm and a deterrent, they can be a great addition to the household. For those serious about using a dog, there are also companies one can purchase professionally trained protection dogs from. One of the best is Canine Protection International<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secure your sliding doors. Sliding patio doors are some of the primary points of entry for intruders. They can easily be manipulated and opened. By using a security bar like the Master Lock 265 Security Bar, you keep the door from being forced open. This security bar can also be used on standard doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add kick-resistant plates to doors. Even with a quality lock and a deadbolt, a doorframe can give way if kicked hard enough. The best way to stop this is to reinforce the frame with a support like KickProof\u2019s Rebar Door Security Device. It reinforces the doorframe and is capable of stopping even the most serious attempts to break the doorframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n Consider a protection dog<\/a>. Dogs have been one of the most popular forms of home defense for centuries. Working both as an alarm and a deterrent, they can be a great addition to the household. For those serious about using a dog, there are also companies one can purchase professionally trained protection dogs from. One of the best is Canine Protection International<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secure your sliding doors. Sliding patio doors are some of the primary points of entry for intruders. They can easily be manipulated and opened. By using a security bar like the Master Lock 265 Security Bar, you keep the door from being forced open. This security bar can also be used on standard doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Add kick-resistant plates to doors. Even with a quality lock and a deadbolt, a doorframe can give way if kicked hard enough. The best way to stop this is to reinforce the frame with a support like KickProof\u2019s Rebar Door Security Device. It reinforces the doorframe and is capable of stopping even the most serious attempts to break the doorframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make a safe room<\/a>. The ultimate goal would be to include a safe room during the construction of your home. If that is not possible, then consider aftermarket solutions like those offered by Creative Home Engineering. They can retrofit a panic room into most existing structures. If this is not possible, then choose a solid room that can act as a safe haven in the event an intruder enters the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leave the lights on. An age-old technique that is still effective today is to leave a light on in the house. This serves two purposes. The first is to give the impression from the outside that someone is still awake and alert inside the home. The second is that if someone does get inside, you have at least some light to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep shrubs and plants trimmed. Keeping bushes and other plants trimmed eliminates a possible hiding spot for would-be assailants. Go a step further with bushes or plants that have thorns. These can also be a solid deterrent.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The 10 Best Home Defense Tactics to Always Be Prepared","post_excerpt":"Proven home defense methods to up-armor your castle and protect against intruders!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"best-home-defense-tactics","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:46:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/07\/07\/best-home-defense-tactics\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":115688,"post_author":"351","post_date":"2014-06-24 09:30:51","post_date_gmt":"2014-06-24 13:30:51","post_content":"One of the most popular trends nowadays is in the application of custom colors and designs, and DuraCoat leads the way in this realm. Now you can certainly buy do-it-yourself kits to apply this spray-on coating yourself, but to get the job done right, I decided to turn to the experts at Custom Digital Designs (CDD)<\/a>, a veteran-owned company located in Georgia.\n\nI had seen some of the company\u2019s work in person and was duly impressed by the level of customization and attention to fine detail. The process is neither simple nor quick, but it is incredibly thorough. CDD starts with a complete firearms disassembly, down to the last pin and spring. Grease, gunk and oil are removed with a thorough cleaning and degreasing, and then all the parts are inspected for damage. To ensure a long-lasting result, all surfaces receive an abrasive blasting with 80-grit aluminum oxide, and steel parts are blasted to the white, which generally removes any rust or corrosion.\n\nSteel parts are then Parkerized in a chemical bath to provide a good initial protective surface against corrosion. It is only then that the first base coat is applied with turbine-fed, extra-fine-tip spray guns to ensure an evenly applied dry coating with consistent pressure. This initial base coat layer is approximately 0.001 inches thick and will be applied in one or more colors based on the pattern design.\n\nIt is in the design stage where the real artistry happens. In my case, I asked for an urban digital camo pattern on my Springfield XD pistol<\/a>. To get the patterns right, vinyl templates are carefully applied by hand to retain the underlying color. The finish may add some thickness to the exterior surfaces, but great care is taken to make sure the interior surfaces and tolerances stay to factory specs. I made sure to wait long enough for the finish to cure before taking my XD out to the range for testing. The pistol functioned flawlessly, and I did not experience any hiccups. Custom Digital Designs is capable of meeting oddball requests to get almost any effect the customer wants.\n\nFor more information, call 770-886-9900 or visit http:\/\/www.cddonline.com<\/a>.","post_title":"Custom Digital Designs: DuraCoat Experts","post_excerpt":"Custom Digital Designs (CDD) is leading the way when it comes to the application of custom colors and designs such as DuraCoat.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts","to_ping":"","pinged":"\nhttp:\/\/www.springfield-armory.com\/xd-series\/","post_modified":"2023-10-31 22:53:31","post_modified_gmt":"2023-11-01 02:53:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/06\/24\/custom-digital-designs-duracoat-experts\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":116956,"post_author":"249","post_date":"2014-05-01 09:15:16","post_date_gmt":"2014-05-01 13:15:16","post_content":"As a general rule, once a criminal attacker has broken off his assault and is fleeing, the right to use deadly force against him has fled as well. At the same time, today\u2019s laws can be read as allowing rare exceptions to this rule \u2014 but the operative word here is RARE!\n\nThe advice generally given in concealed carry<\/a> and home-defense<\/a> classes is simply, \u201cDon\u2019t shoot fleeing felons.\u201d It is, by and large, excellent advice. Even if the suspect running away is carrying off the family treasure, it is understood in this country (and underscored in the\u00a0Garner\u00a0<\/i>decision) that human life holds a higher value than \u201cmere property,\u201d even if it is the life of a criminal balanced against the Hope Diamond.\n\nHere are seven real-life cases\u00a0\u2014\u00a0from the days of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt to today \u2014\u00a0that show the different consequences of firing a weapon in different circumstances.\n\n \n\nCase One<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
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9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
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9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
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8. Safe Room<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
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8. Safe Room<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
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7. Kick-Resistant Plates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
8. Safe Room<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
BROWSE BY BRAND
7. Kick-Resistant Plates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
8. Safe Room<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
BROWSE BY BRAND
6. Secure Sliding Doors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
7. Kick-Resistant Plates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
8. Safe Room<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
BROWSE BY BRAND
6. Secure Sliding Doors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
7. Kick-Resistant Plates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
8. Safe Room<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
9. Lights On<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
10. Trim Your Shrubs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
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<\/a> Theodore Roosevelt in the Battle of San Juan Hill. (CREDIT: Theodore-Roosevelt.com)[\/caption]\n\nLooking down the list of American presidents, which one fatally shot a man in the back? The answer is Theodore Roosevelt.\u00a0It happened at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.\n\nRoosevelt himself later wrote, \u201cTwo Spaniards leaped from the trenches and fired at us, not 10 yards away.\u00a0As they turned to run I closed in and fired twice, missing the first and killing the second.\u00a0My revolver<\/a> was from the sunken battleship Maine, and had been given me by my brother-in-law, Captain W. S. Cowles, of the Navy.\u201d\n\nFar from being excoriated for the act, Roosevelt was lauded for his valor, riding the victory all the way to the White House and later being awarded the Medal of Honor. The 1892 model double-action .38<\/a> Long Colt<\/a> he used to kill the Spaniard is on display today, in the custody of the National Park Service.\n\nThe shooting took place on the battlefield. The man Roosevelt killed was an armed enemy who had just attempted to kill him and his men. The Spanish soldier was still a danger to other Americans. Under the circumstances, it was Roosevelt\u2019s duty to neutralize him.\n\n \n\nCase Two<\/b>\n\n<\/a> Audie Murphy (CREDIT: www.americainwwii.com)[\/caption]\n\nThe European theater in World War II. The most decorated American soldier of that conflict was Audie Murphy, said to have killed some 240 German soldiers over the course of many battles. The incident that seemed to trouble him most was one in which he shot his enemy counterparts in the back as they fled from him. He rationalized that if they escaped unmolested, they would later kill his fellow Americans. And he was absolutely correct: those are the wartime rules of engagement.\n\nHowever, wartime rules of engagement do not apply to the use of deadly force within the United States.\n\n \n\nCase Three\u00a0<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Three[\/caption]\n\n \n\nThere was a time when U.S. police<\/a> officers in some jurisdictions were allowed to use deadly force to stop any felony suspect who was fleeing from them and could not be captured by other, lesser means. That ethos was profoundly impacted by <\/b>Tennessee v. Garner<\/i>, <\/i>as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.\n\nIt stemmed from a 1974 incident in Memphis in which city police officers were chasing a 15-year-old thief who was running from a home he had burglarized<\/a>. As Edward Garner attempted to climb a chain-link fence during the foot pursuit, a police bullet struck him in the back of the head, killing him.\u00a0 He had at no time actively endangered the officers; his only resistance had been flight. The use of deadly force to stop fleeing felons was allowed by Tennessee statute at the time. The Memphis PD ruled the shooting justifiable, and a grand jury returned no true bill on the officer who discharged the fatal bullet. Nonetheless, young Garner\u2019s family filed suit.\n\nIt took 11 years for the case to wend its way to America\u2019s highest court. In the majority decision, the opinion read in part, \u201cThe Tennessee statute is unconstitutional insofar as it authorizes the use of deadly force against, as in this case, an apparently unarmed, non-dangerous fleeing suspect; such force may not be used unless necessary to prevent the escape, and the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.\u201d\n\nThe decision also said, \u201cWhile burglary is a serious crime, the officer in this case could not reasonably have believed that the suspect \u2014 young, slight, and unarmed \u2014 posed any threat. Nor does the fact that an unarmed suspect has broken into a dwelling at night automatically mean he is dangerous.\u201d The decision also noted that the use of deadly force on fleeing felons dated back to a time when most felonies were punishable by death, a time long past.\n\n \n\nCase Four<\/strong>\n\n<\/a> (L-R): Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos (CREDIT: victimsoflaw.net)[\/caption]\n\nAs a result of the Garner<\/i> decision, most police departments adjusted their policy to allow their personnel to use deadly force to stop fleeing felons ONLY in situations where the individual\u2019s continued freedom obviously constituted a clear and present danger to innocent human life. Later, in 2006, came the very controversial case\u00a0in which U.S. Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos were tried, convicted and sent to prison for shooting a fleeing drug dealer in the buttocks, even though Ramos testified that he believed the man was turning on him with a gun.\n\n \n\nCase Five<\/strong>\n\n\n\nWhile Garner <\/i>was an officer-involved shooting (OIS) case, there can be no doubt that the tenor of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the matter will be applied by trial courts in cases of private citizens shooting criminals to stop their flight when they are fleeing the scene, as opposed to shooting to end a clear threat to innocent human life and limb.\n\nIn 2009, the grand jury in a case refused to indict a store clerk in Waukegan, Ill., after the clerk killed a robber. The 20-year-old robber was pedaling away on a bicycle when the clerk shot him in the back. Apparently, the grand jury thought the clerk reasonably believed himself to still be in danger from the gun the criminal had threatened him with, which turned out to be a pellet pistol<\/a>. That particular grand jury was apparently in a very forgiving mood. Their refusal to indict raised many eyebrows in the criminal justice system.\n\n \n\nCase Six<\/b>\n\n\n\nThis case took place in a Western state some years ago. A man shot and killed his wife in front of many witnesses in a shopping plaza, then got into his car to escape. A citizen who had witnessed the murder had a Ruger<\/a> Redhawk .44<\/a> Magnum hunting<\/a> revolver in his car, and he used it to shoot and kill the gunman who was attempting to drive away. A grand jury cleared him in the shooting.\n\n \n\nCase Seven<\/b>\n\n<\/a> The Laws Of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases - Case Seven[\/caption]\n\nIn the spring of 2013, Station KHQ News reported that a Spokane, Wash., man would be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a fleeing thief who had stolen his car. The station announced, \u201cProsecutor Steve Tucker said [the defendant] will be charged with first-degree manslaughter because investigators cannot prove there was a motive or intent to kill. First-degree manslaughter is based on recklessness. Prosecutors say that [the defendant] was not in danger when he fired the shot. A person needs to have fear of imminent danger that something bad is going to happen before you are legally permitted to use deadly force.\u201d That case is still pending at this writing.\n\n \n\nBottom Line<\/b>\n\nLet caution be your guide. Situations in which it is justifiable to shoot a fleeing felon are extremely rare. Deadly force should always be a last resort. In most cases, a felon fleeing the scene of the crime does not qualify for a bullet in the back.","post_title":"The Laws of Pursuit: 7 Real-Life Cases","post_excerpt":"When felons retreat, the rules of engagement change dramatically. Here's a look at the murky legality of using force against a fleeing threat!","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 12:57:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2014\/05\/01\/laws-pursuit-7-real-life-cases\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":23},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_23"};
