SkipCaptcha
105
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 19:
Line 19: + + +
These things are probably mentioned elsewhere on the site, but I can see why someone would look up the page on violence for information on self-defense.
Threatening to harm or kill the President or the Vice President of the United States is considered violent speech, punishable by up to five years imprisonment<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871</ref>.
Threatening to harm or kill the President or the Vice President of the United States is considered violent speech, punishable by up to five years imprisonment<ref>https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871</ref>.
==Self-defense==
Self defense is legally defined in the United States as "the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm from the attack of an aggressor, if the defender has reason to believe he/she/they is/are in danger"<ref>https://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1909</ref>. If one is required to use violence in order to defend him or herself, he or she cannot morally or legally use any greater degree of violence than is required to stop the threat. Under these conditions, murder is very rarely allowed, and as such shooting to stop rather than to kill is emphasized when undergoing the training necessary to carry a firearm legally.
==See also==
==See also==