ReluctantDecoy
NES Member
This is key to the story: "She rolled her car into his leg (slowly - no injury) and he put his hand on his hip."
How slowly? If it were hard enough to push him back or knock him off his feet, he should be justified in putting his hand on his piece (in a perfect world, IANAL). Unless he presented it unholstered, that shouldn't be considered assault if he was in fact hit and feared for his life. Again, IANAL though.
I know you were holding your tongue with the magistrate because that's the unfortunate truth about court dealings where your client's fate is in this person's hand, but the answer to "There's no reason to carry a gun when you go to the store" is: THIS EXACT SCENARIO IS WHY SOMEONE SHOULD CARRY AT ALL TIMES! Who knows if the driver would have escalated things if not for your client carrying?
How slowly? If it were hard enough to push him back or knock him off his feet, he should be justified in putting his hand on his piece (in a perfect world, IANAL). Unless he presented it unholstered, that shouldn't be considered assault if he was in fact hit and feared for his life. Again, IANAL though.
I know you were holding your tongue with the magistrate because that's the unfortunate truth about court dealings where your client's fate is in this person's hand, but the answer to "There's no reason to carry a gun when you go to the store" is: THIS EXACT SCENARIO IS WHY SOMEONE SHOULD CARRY AT ALL TIMES! Who knows if the driver would have escalated things if not for your client carrying?