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When a woman and her daughter were on their way home, they were ambushed by 10 guys they didn't know. They were walking in a parking lot, going to their car. One of the men got in her daughters face and hit her. The mother ran to the side, pulled out her gun and fired [b]one[/b] shot into the [b]air[/b]. When the cops showed up she didn't run or anything. Her daughter was sent to her Grandmother's until the case was solved and is now missing. The cops are still blaming the mother and have seemingly done less to search for the girl than her mother that is in a prison cell has.
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Firing a "warning shot", despite the fact that the VP of the US recommended to the public, is a legally and defensively dangerous action. If an individual is faced with a threat that they reasonably believe to be a mortal threat to themselves or others, firing at anything or anyone other than their attackers undermines their position and claim to be "in mortal danger". Employing lethal force is a clear line and to attempt to use lethal force in a less-than-lethal manner indicates that the user did not consider lethal force to be completely necessary. Attorneys tear apart people who firing warning shots.