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Sangiovese wrote:

THE ENGINEER wrote:Another way to look at it is put yourself in an officers shoes. Would an officer wait to be a witness, or act?

I think that is a dangerous way of looking at things. A CHL does not make you the equivalent of a LEO.

I never eluded that having a CHL makes you the equivalent of an officer. What I meant was you should be OK from a legal aspect if you use a similar thought process, i.e. if an officer was justified in using deadly force in the given scenario, you should be as well. Sure we can dream up a million and one contradictions but let's be realistic.

Anyway, the BG accepts anything that may happen to him the minute he draws his weapon. At this point he is no longer a person, but a threat. Spending too much time worrying about the BG's well being will get someone hurt. Now, I'm not advocating just shooting the BG, but if the situating did not appear to be de-escalating within a very short period of time I would take action.

Keith B wrote:

Molon_labe wrote:

Would you have hesitated and tried to call 9/11

Immediate action is the ONLY option

But you have to be careful and know exactly what is happening and not be too quick to shoot. There can be misunderstandings:

There is no misunderstanding a person waiving a gun at a store clerk threatening to kill him.

Now that I think about it, this is a no brainer as mentioned by another member. One of the rules of owning a gun is "Never point a gun at anything you do not intend to destroy".

That being said, as a responsible gun owner, I can assume nothing more than the weapon is drawn to be used. Therefore I shoot.

I would much rather have the death of a bad guy on my conscience than the preventable death of a good guy because I hesitated. I could get over the fact I killed a bad guy, but I would never get over the fact that I failed to prevent the death of an innocent person. I am not looking to be a hero by any means, but I believe part of the responsibility of being a CHL holder is the willingness to protect others as well as myself.

Another way to look at it is put yourself in an officers shoes. Would an officer wait to be a witness, or act?

If I am 100% sure that he is the BG, he has a gun, I have a clear shot without risking hitting anyone else, I will put a round in each of his butt cheeks. In all seriousness though, if I feel that the clerk is in eminent danger and I have a clear shot, I will take it. Besides, if I am in the back of the store, and he is blocking my escape, I too am now in danger.