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I live in Memphis, TN. Recently, I attended a small solidarity protest to call for the arrest of Breonna Taylor's killers. At the end of the protest, two men started shouting insults down at myself and other protestors from a second story window. A "back and forth" followed, though the two men were never threatened by the protestors. At a certain point in the "back and forth" one of the men left the window, and the other explained to the protestors that his friend was about to come downstairs to the street. The "back and forth" continued for another five minutes or so until the door below the men's window (which was at street level) opened, and the man who had previously left the window stepped outside, raised a pistol, pointed it at me and held it there for about three seconds, then proceeded to point the pistol at several other protestors (for a total of maybe ten seconds pointing the weapon) before closing the door and going back inside.
I was unarmed that night, but my question is: had I legally owned a weapon with the proper permit and been carrying it at the time (most likely concealed), would I have been within my rights to pull out said weapon and fire at the man who pointed a gun at me? Assuming I did fire and hit him, either seriously injuring or killing him, would I be looking at potential jail time?
Thank you for your time.
I was unarmed that night, but my question is: had I legally owned a weapon with the proper permit and been carrying it at the time (most likely concealed), would I have been within my rights to pull out said weapon and fire at the man who pointed a gun at me? Assuming I did fire and hit him, either seriously injuring or killing him, would I be looking at potential jail time?
Thank you for your time.