Since several of our favorite lawyer-types are from Texas, I feel confident about getting a good answer. I carry everywhere the law allows me to do so, especially when working. I know the topic of taking guns on dates has been covered from the hobbyist's POV, but what about from the provider's side? I would only ever produce in self-defense, but I wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger.
Am I setting myself up for prison even if I'm defending myself?
Originally Posted by Ginger Snap
Yes, you are.
In Joklahoma (and, I suspect, most free states) you are entitled to defend yourself only against threats to your life, and the burden of proof is on you.
Laws do not matter. Law consists of:
(90%) getting the sympathy of the judge.
(10%) finding an excuse for the judge to exercise his sympathy.
if a man kills a woman, he is going to prison, period. Laws and circumstances are irrelevant, unless he has $ on an OJ scale.
Prima facie, if a woman kills a man, all she has to do to walk is to say she felt "threatened". But a DA might take cognizance of the fact that the woman seems to be a 'provider' (whatever that means). Why did you feel threatened in a hotel room where you just met a stranger; why were you there at all? Why were you armed?
My advice (disclaimer: this is not legal advice. I am not an attorney. Please disregard my advice): Carry a weapon when you feel it is appropriate. Do not talk about this to anyone. If you have to expose a weapon as a way of enhancing communications, leave the area immediately and change your phone #. If you have to use a weapon, STFU immediately. Continue to STFU when Sgt. Pigg arrives. STFU until a laywer you have paid for (not a public defender) tells you otherwise.
If you have used a weapon, you are a potential defendant. STFU!!!*
* this means "Shut the Fuck Up".
As a lady, your defense will hinge (as always) on the sympathy of the judge, not the law. Be prepared to play it up, but LET YOUR LAWYER DO THE PLAYING before you give ANY evidence. IOW, STFU, no matter what the evidence or who is right or wrong. It makes little or no difference whether you had a license.