Silversmok3
Member
This is a question which can only be answered in the aftermath of your own self defense situation.
Once the incident is over a lot of details can come into play when you see the instruments of the law at work. There have been self defense cases where the firearm used was not taken from the owner, and there have been cases where the entire contents of the defender's gun safe were confiscated by law enforcement in addition to the weapon used.
Generally speaking when LE takes someones entire collection it boils down to either a legal policy or an on the ground decision by the police supervisor. If the police feel that on initial contact something about the citizens' story doesn't add up the law will confiscate all of the weapons in the home at the time to ensure the gun the citizen used was indeed the only one fired during the incident.
As to the legal policy aspect, some states have laws on the books which disqualify people under criminal investigation from possessing or buying guns. A state issued carry or purchase permit may also be cancelled, revoked, or invalidated as a condition of being investigated for a crime, making firearm possession by the citizen illegal by default thus empowering authorities to seize every gun the person owns in addition to the one used in the shooting pending the disposition of the case.
Insofar as carrying a pistol of higher monetary value, the odds of one being involved in a defensive gun use period is rather low. The odds of any criminal encounter going beyond revealing the piece are even lower. For most of us this discussion is academic, which is not a state to complain about.
If lead really does need to fly it is very possible that no matter whether the Ed Brown custom 1911 is on the hip or in the safe the piece will still be taken by police for reasons already covered above. In the safe a $3000 pistol is a beautiful paperweight. On your hip it could save your life.
If the police do not seize the high-priced gun stored at home post shooting, one still must confront the practical truth that concealed carry will not be possible in jail and assuming no criminal charges are filed any collectors pistol still in our hypothetical citizen's possession will probably be sold to put food on the table, in light of the need to eat despite the lost job and outstanding legal bills resulting from the case.
This outcome assumes one is not found liable in a civil court for wrongful death.
Bottom line,one conclusion to draw is that are you are losing that expensive piece one way or another if shots are fired. You may as well lose it the Viking way.
Once the incident is over a lot of details can come into play when you see the instruments of the law at work. There have been self defense cases where the firearm used was not taken from the owner, and there have been cases where the entire contents of the defender's gun safe were confiscated by law enforcement in addition to the weapon used.
Generally speaking when LE takes someones entire collection it boils down to either a legal policy or an on the ground decision by the police supervisor. If the police feel that on initial contact something about the citizens' story doesn't add up the law will confiscate all of the weapons in the home at the time to ensure the gun the citizen used was indeed the only one fired during the incident.
As to the legal policy aspect, some states have laws on the books which disqualify people under criminal investigation from possessing or buying guns. A state issued carry or purchase permit may also be cancelled, revoked, or invalidated as a condition of being investigated for a crime, making firearm possession by the citizen illegal by default thus empowering authorities to seize every gun the person owns in addition to the one used in the shooting pending the disposition of the case.
Insofar as carrying a pistol of higher monetary value, the odds of one being involved in a defensive gun use period is rather low. The odds of any criminal encounter going beyond revealing the piece are even lower. For most of us this discussion is academic, which is not a state to complain about.
If lead really does need to fly it is very possible that no matter whether the Ed Brown custom 1911 is on the hip or in the safe the piece will still be taken by police for reasons already covered above. In the safe a $3000 pistol is a beautiful paperweight. On your hip it could save your life.
If the police do not seize the high-priced gun stored at home post shooting, one still must confront the practical truth that concealed carry will not be possible in jail and assuming no criminal charges are filed any collectors pistol still in our hypothetical citizen's possession will probably be sold to put food on the table, in light of the need to eat despite the lost job and outstanding legal bills resulting from the case.
This outcome assumes one is not found liable in a civil court for wrongful death.
Bottom line,one conclusion to draw is that are you are losing that expensive piece one way or another if shots are fired. You may as well lose it the Viking way.
hysical or Deadly Force Against Intruder
