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I think Colonel Grossman explains it well;

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Wow
I have never seen that. I was totally unaware that soldiers would rather die than defend themselves. Course back then I believe the soilders were a lot younger.
I was questioning what Lumpy saw or noticed about the perp to not drop the hammer. Never dawned on me that perhaps he just couldn't pull the trigger.

Dan

I am left wondering just what Lumpy saw to not fire on someone in that situation?
Fear in the thugs eyes?
A certain condition of the gun? Unloaded or no mag?
It's one thing to have a gun pulled on you, but to pull your gun and not fire in that situation has me scratching my head.

Dan