Excaliber wrote:Standing, kneeling, or down is irrelevant.Running Arrow Bill wrote:Agree. Overkill. Once down (generally), not a threat.
The operative criterion is whether or not a deadly threat is present.
Someone lying on the ground, even fatally wounded, and pointing a gun at you can shoot you just as dead as he could while standing.
And if they're reaching for a gun, they're also a threat. 
Except in Oklahoma City. 