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Snake Eyez You make alot of sense and your post really opened up my eyes- Thanks

And in reply to the post above- We did not know his status if it was good guy or bad guy, all we knew was that these two grown men were in a fight and both threw punches, one got the better punch in and the one who was on the ground pulled his gun.

At this point, frenzy breaks out and everybody is pushing and shoving to get behind something, Im on the line with 911 along with several other people hiding behind a register trying to keep a view of the gun man. We had no way of knowing if he was a cop, a victim, a killer etc.. all we knew was that he had a gun, with an overly packed Electronics department full of innocent people, and he had reached a point of no return. He drew his weapon and after the the threat from the other fighter was eliminated he did not turn and leave even after several customers were pleading with him to put the gun down and leave. he just had a blank stare as if he was in disbeleif of the situation

I guess I failed to mention this altercation happened just inside the entrance doors and were all in line for TV's- unless you were behind them in line you werent able to exit because the guy with the gun was standing there holding his gun up trying to make sure that he wasnt attacked from behind. We all went behind a register and the guy just kept looking at everyone with a blank stare

Ok- so here is my situation:
Its Thanksgiving night I'm in one of those black Friday lines at Sears in San Antonio when all of a sudden two guys directly behind me start going at it one guy gets knocked on the ground and while the other guy is on top of him he manages to pull his gun...At this point the store erupts into Chaos with people running out with merchandise, ladies screaming, people jumping over registers and behind isles. Well the guys stands up and has his firearm pointed at the guy who was beating him down and then starts looking around at everyone else not necessarily aiming his gun but moving it in a sweeping motion as if worried someone is gonna jump him from behind. At this point nobody knows this guys intentions or that he is licensed, only that he has a gun and he is not putting it down. He remains in this defensive stance for about 5 minutes just sweeping the room to make sure no one jumps him from behind. Finally the Police show up after about 10 minutes and after about 30 minutes everything returns to normal and they explain that he was a CHL holder and was within his right?? Let me tell you, if I had my CHL that day and I was carrying in the store that evening and this guy pulls a gun and is sweeping it around the room with young children all around and innocent people...he guts one right between the eyes.

My question is, in this situation this guy was cleared (After taking my CHL class I now know that I had the right to press assault charges since he swepped his gun towards me) of any wrong doing, but if I had taken action and shot the guy in order to stop the threat, would I have faced any charges here?