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Agree with your assement. Every situation is different and everyone will have to decide whats best to do for them.

The point (s) I was trying to make was simply there are some situations where it would be in the best interest of your self preservation to be ready and not wait until the last possible moment (assuming all indications of danger are present). The threshold that actually producing a weapon is kosher is a little to much in favor of the bad guy in my opinion considering they know what they are about to do and you dont.

The second point is that from all the posts Ive read in other threads, there seems to be the prevailing thought that somehow pulling a gun and not having to use it is bad. Somehow if the gun comes out and you didnt have to use it you werent justified. I disagree with that. Again, not having to use the gun is alway good, but if the mere presence of one prevents me from getting harmed (or letting the situation escalate to the point that its use is necessary )thats good too. If your situational awareness such that you are aware of a potential threat then it will always be a tough call as to when is the right time to make ready to defend from an attack.

The third point is that the person who started this thread, in my opinion, made a mistake by displaying his weapon in his particular circumstance. I think he means to do right, and should learn better judgement. He should learn from this and what others have said but not to the point that he may put himself at risk, being afraid to do what is necessary in a self-defense situation. Its like saying since I've been in a car wreck so I'll never drive again. Thats not the attitude to have, just drive safer. But at the same time its the other drivers you have to watch out for.

next time wait until he shoots you then you can shoot back. the laws regarding displaying a weapon are stupid and so is thinking you if you pull a gun you must use it.

I agree with what the others have said in this case but I still think there are situations where you have to make your self ready for what is about to happen if your situational awareness allows you to (to wait until youre dead is not very practicle), and someone might see the gun. Especially if walking down a street or similiar situation. If you get caught off guard and your weapon is out of reach for some reason you might have to decide if you have a chance to retrieve it or not. Or risk getting killed, etc. etc.

Every situation is different and a different set of circumstances will dictate whats right, wrong, lawful, unlawful, or is the just plain common sense thing to do (each thing doesnt necessarily have anything to do with the other). You will have very little time to decide. As the old cliche goes, better judged by 12 than carried by 6. Not that I want anyone me included to do anything blatenly stupid but the law sometimes throws common sense/practicality out the window putting the good guy at risk. I would learn from this but dont get the idea that you need to wait until bullets are entering your body to respond, as some would have you believe. That will just make you dead.