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Old Thu Feb 14, 2008, 10:03am
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Originally Posted by Bearfanmike20
Yes... thats what I'm talking about...

Defending yourself and doing everything you can to not hurt them. That is proper self defense. You allow them to basically tire out and get frustrated from not acheiving their objective, but... sometimes in the corse of defending yourself in that manner.. people inevitably get hurt.

I just know that if someone took a swing at me... they would regret it. Not cause I want to hurt them but.. I cannot guarantee that I wouldn't react without thinking and hed end up on the floor.

Hence my question.

I'd like to think that I have more control in myself (self defense training), but you never know.
If someone takes a swing at you, you can legally (in most cases) punch them back. What you can't do is continue to beat on them when you could safely get away. You also can't shoot someone who is going to punch you. But carrying heat in your sansabelts is hard to do anyway.

Basically, if someone gets hurt trying to attack you while you reasonably defend yourself, you have nothing to worry about legally.
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