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A CHL does not make you a police officer. You are not required to detain a person; in my opinion, it's a liability to do so. How do you propose to detain them? If you have restraints, are you trained in their use? If so, do you have back up? Getting within arms length to restrain a person is very dangerous. Even when I was a police officer, I was hesitant to restrain a hostile suspect without backup unless it was absolutely necessary. Several times when I did so, the guy decided to fight me when I got within arm's length of him (this was before tasers, btw).

Do you plan on holding the person at gunpoint? What if they decide to run? Are you going to shoot them as they flee? At that point, they're no longer a danger to you and I would think shooting them at that point would not be justified.

If they disengage from you at the time you present your weapon, and turn and run, consider yourself fortunate. You've accomplished what your CHL is intended to accomplish; you've defended yourself against an aggressor.

Personally, I hope and pray that I will never have to pull a trigger on another human being again, but I will if I am forced to do so. The key words there are "forced to do so".