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I saw an interesting question on a gun forum. The poster asks if his girlfriend has a CHL and was carrying, and a a problem arises situation arises, can he legally shoot an attacker using his girlfriend's gun? Let's assume they are driving around in his car (if that makes a difference) and he does not have a CHL but can legally own a pistol.

Your thoughts?

I don't know what the law says......but I think it would definitely be difficult to find a Texas jury that would think of it as a negative action. No matter what the law or jury says...if things are that out of control, I would use the gun.

The great thing is that both people in Texas could just go and get a license of their own and not worry about it
Jason

orc4hire wrote:CHL has nothing to do with when or where you can or can't shoot, only having the gun available.

Yep.

If the a problem arises and any shooting needs to be done, my significant other better get their own gun! I'm not giving mine up...

KRM45 wrote:If the a problem arises and any shooting needs to be done, my significant other better get their own gun! I'm not giving mine up...

Guess you better hope they don't get you first. Cause if you go down, then it's over, huh?

llwatson wrote:

KRM45 wrote:If the a problem arises and any shooting needs to be done, my significant other better get their own gun! I'm not giving mine up...

Guess you better hope they don't get you first. Cause if you go down, then it's over, huh?

The point is the guy should get his own CHL and weapon rather than relying on his girlfriend to "go down" as you put it and then take hers.

I'm pretty sure he meant that she wouldn't be available to get it. If she is driving the car, she might not be able to get the gun and safely stop the vehicle, so the boyfriend grabs it and shoots the would-be carjacker (for instance).

kauboy wrote:I'm pretty sure he meant that she wouldn't be available to get it. If she is driving the car, she might not be able to get the gun and safely stop the vehicle, so the boyfriend grabs it and shoots the would-be carjacker (for instance).

I still think he should get his own CHL and carry his own weapon.

This belief has no bearing on the question of legality though... As long as the shooting is justified he should be ok. She may have a problem for letting the weapon out of her control, but that would depend on the DA.

KRM45 wrote:

kauboy wrote:I'm pretty sure he meant that she wouldn't be available to get it. If she is driving the car, she might not be able to get the gun and safely stop the vehicle, so the boyfriend grabs it and shoots the would-be carjacker (for instance).

I still think he should get his own CHL and carry his own weapon.

This belief has no bearing on the question of legality though... As long as the shooting is justified he should be ok. She may have a problem for letting the weapon out of her control, but that would depend on the DA.

Hey we can start a new "Man Club" question. Who carries the gun in your family?

The guy's manliness is not what was in question nor was it about the guy getting a CHL. The questions was about the legality of him shooting the suspect even though he doesn't have a CHL and they were away from his/her home.

propellerhead wrote:The guy's manliness is not what was in question nor was it about the guy getting a CHL. The questions was about the legality of him shooting the suspect even though he doesn't have a CHL and they were away from his/her home.

Excuse my humor. I saw he had got plenty of answers already. I was not questioning his manliness, I was making a parody to the old saying "Who wears the pants in the family"

KRM45 wrote:

kauboy wrote:IShe may have a problem for letting the weapon out of her control, but that would depend on the DA.

What law might she be charged with?

It was funny. I just wasn't sure. It's hard to read the tone in text. :)

txinvestigator wrote:

kauboy wrote:IShe may have a problem for letting the weapon out of her control, but that would depend on the DA.

What law might she be charged with?

In this case does DA stand for District Attorney or Dumb... *10 year daughter rule*.... ??????