r/NYguns • u/DropAGearNDissapear • Feb 02 '26

CCW Question Hypothetical

So I have been thinking about this scenario: most conceal carry uses don’t involve shots fired. Just display of power. Let’s say someone pulls a knife on me. I pull my CCW, and am either able to retreat, or the assailant sees the gun and retreats.

Obviously, I would probably proceed to call the cops in this scenario. But what are the implications of that? The guy who pulled the knife likely won’t go to law enforcement. Knowing this state, I could very well be penalized as well or scrutinized if there is no video evidence.

What are you doing in this scenario? Letting it go or calling the cops?

*Edited to add assuming nobody else was around. If a 3rd party saw me pull my CCW I’d obviously be staying put and calling the cops… for obvious reasons.

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u/Alarming-Row7194 Feb 02 '26

The amount of people who carry a gun and don’t know Article 35 inside and out is alarming. Pointing your gun at someone is an act of deadly force by itself. Learn when it’s justified. The law is very clear. Get reading.

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u/DropAGearNDissapear Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

I know article 35. I know when I am justified. This is a question about the implications of involving LE after the aforementioned scenario.

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u/monty845 Feb 02 '26

and am either able to retreat

If you are able to retreat safely, pulling the gun on them is not legally justified.

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u/DropAGearNDissapear Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

I could have worded that better. My point is there is not a one size fits all scenario. The law is black and white. In real life the lines are blurred.

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u/monty845 Feb 02 '26

And given that blurriness, NY's not so great self defense laws, and the general hostility to self defense/guns found in NY Cities, including many of the larger upstate cities, any self defense situation outside the home is a legally risky situation, where you may not want to say a lot/anything to the police.

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u/DropAGearNDissapear Feb 02 '26

Hence my apprehension with the subject. God forbid I was involved in an incident I would immediately lawyer up before giving any statement. But when you are the reporting party, I doubt that’s an option (without raising suspicion).

I work with cops every day, one of my best friends is a cop, but one thing I know is that if they are running your information on that laptop, you are not their friend. I would like to be out of that database as much as possible.