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warnmar10 wrote:Engaging in H2H is always a bad idea. Arm yourself and avoid trouble whenever possible. JMO.

I always carry now but reading opinions on this forum has definitely given me great insight as to what COULD happen at any given time.

drjoker wrote:Have you ever REALLY PUNCHED someone in a life or death situation? A really hard punch to the head will break the bones in your hand. After your hand breaks, how are you supposed to punch or shoot? Also, it is very difficult even for boxing pros to knock someone out, especially if the person being PUNCHED is hard headed, which the agressor obviously is.

No I never have, nor have I ever been in that situation. I meant before the situation ever got to the point where his life was in danger. The guy is clearly a threat but as I have previously stated you can't tell intent from a video nor can you hear what is being said. Do I think other things could have been done to prevent drawing a firearm? Yes, I do, but that's not fair to me to say because I wasn't in the situation.

I do understand that it is hard to knock someone out and aggressor is CLEARLY hard headed.

EDIT: maybe I'm naïve because I'm young, after reading many post; I should not engage in H2H with anyone while carrying. I just feel like there could've been more done to not be involved. After getting involved, he showed great restraint until he was back into a corner

Lynyrd wrote:I wouldn't want to ever be involved in an encounter like that. But, the deceased physically attacked the shooter even to the point where you can see his shirt being ripped in one of the frames. The shooter repeatedly pushed him away and tried to withdraw only to be pursued by the deceased who kept getting more and more violent.

Was there a way to end that without loss of life? Maybe. Was the shooter threatened? Yes. Did the shooter try to deescalate? Hard to say what happened in the parking lot. What would I have done? I hope I never find out.

I couldn't agree with you more. I hope we never have to find out.

Could things have been handled better? Absolutely. But in the heat of the moment with emotions and adrenaline pumping through your veins it's hard to say what I would do. I will say the shooter showed restraint for a very long time. After watching the video, I can't say I wouldn't have drew my firearm. My first thought was just knock him out, everyone gets to go home to their families. I don't feel like that is fair to the shooter because I was never in his shoes.