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Sangiovese wrote:

TX Rancher wrote:Now I have to state here that I wasn’t thinking about any legal ramifications such as law suits, so that had nothing to due with staying my hand. The truth of the matter is I just never felt the guy needed to be shot, and that’s the only reason I didn’t pull the trigger.

And when I say needed to be shot, I mean “needed�…it’s got nothing to do with the legal definition of right to use deadly force, or did I have a right to send a moral message about my belongings, or a belief that life is sacred…he just never represented a threat that I felt needed me to pull the trigger.

In the end, THAT is what matters. Just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean it is the right thing to do.

If you never felt that he presented enough of a threat to warrant pulling the trigger, then you did the exact right thing.

Even though I said that I would have shot when he started advancing toward me, it's hard to be sure without actually being in the moment and seeing how it actually unfolds, rather than the mental image you conjure up by reading an account of it.

I think you are to be commended for holding your fire. You decided he wasn't a deadly threat and the following events proved that you were right. I think the situation ended well.