Although I agree that if you draw you should be willing and planning on using, I disagree that you should be "committed". If you draw and the threat de-escalates (Ie: BG drops weapon or attempts to turn and run or backs off) you should not shoot.. Let him go. Yes I know there is a matter of seconds (maybe even less than 2 seconds) in the time it takes to draw and fire, but that is enough time for someone to realize a change in threat...Longshot38 wrote:Lets break this down to simplest terms. DO NOT DRAW YOU WEAPON UNTIL YOU ARE COMMITTED AND READY TO USE IT. If you find that your given situation does not lend itself to using your firearm then DO NOT DRAW IT, find another solution (improvise a more appropriate tool, or run, or hide, or defuse the situation w/o violence). Your attackers first clue that you have a firearm should be when you fire it. This is why you have to understand that your firearm is simply a tool that give you options and should not be your only defensive tool.
just my 2 cents