Folks: Let's stick with the law and policy of firearms regulation; and
let's also recognize legal terms when we see them (since this is a list
on which legal discussions are quite important). Duty is a word that
has (at least) two meanings; it can mean either moral obligation or
legal
Mea Culpa.
I thought the question of an armed individual duty to rescue too narrow for
just a discussion in the legal context since duty to rescue laws explicitly
exclude the duty when acting would place your life in danger (even Jewish law
has similar exclusions
Folks: The purpose of this list is to provide helpful
information to list members for the purposes of their academic work.
It's thus especially helpful if people's comments focus on subjects on
which they have expertise. At least, if people want to express
tentative opinions on subjects
Yes, I was simplifying, but I don't think overly so.
I thought the question was what special legal obligation existed, for an armed
individual by reason that he is armed under a [legal] duty to rescue.
Yes, I did know that the potential for grave bodily harm, kidnapping, etc.
justified the use
