On Thu, 8 May 2008 04:16:06 -0700 (PDT), "
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On May 8, 12:47 am, Gunner wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 20:19:10 -0500, Richard J Kinch

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Gunner writes:

Going to be attacked by a tire?

No, trying to stop one driving away. Pretty common scenario.

If you shoot up a car, you will likely go to jail.

Though in Texasm it may different

Gunner

Used to be OK in South Carolina. Around 10 years ago the cops thanked
the guy for shooting the tire out because it made it easy to find the
perps. They were on the side of the road changing out the tire.
Karl


The Gold Standard for using deadly force, stated differently but
essentially the same in most states is:


"You must have reasonable cause to believe, that your life or the life
of another is in immediate danger, before you can employ deadly force"

Lighting up a fleeing goblin does not meet that criteria.

Now that being said..there are circumstances where it could be
considered legal, for example if the goblin was on the way to shoot up
a shopping mall, etc etc. And shooting arsonists while running away
is often considered "stopping a danger to society". But by and large,
you will likely be put on trial for shooting at that moving vehicle.
Hopefully, your peers will see your actions as reasonable.

Bird shot will not blow out a tire at any distance, and only up close
and aimed at the sidewall will it put a leak in it.

If using a rifle, even a low richoette shot may or may not penetrate
the tread, depending on the bullet. Hitting a gas tank would be
easier, though hardly likely to cause an explosion. A leak and MAYBE a
fire trail if there is an ignition source.

You are far better served by shooting into the back of the trunk at
the most perpendicular surface you can find, preferably in line with
the driver, though after punching sheetmetal and supports, bullet
travel will be in all directions once it enters the trunk and then
into the vehicle. Heavy bullets at high velocities may make it
through the back glass. Maybe. Back glass is usually thinner and less
well laminated as a front windshield, so its YMMV


Gunner, who has shot up a lot of vehicles during testing