Originally posted by T-Ray:
I didn't say or imply it did. My post at the top of this page was referring to a hypothetical ideal society where every man, woman, child could be armed.
The point of shooting as a CCW holder is NEVER to kill. It is to stop the threat and preserve life. You incorrectly assume you would have killed him simply by shooting him. Talk to any peace officer and they will tell you that most people do not die from a handgun shot as easily as they do in Hollywood.
Even the threat of death is not reason for shooting. The law supports equal force based on an escalating scale. If someone has a weapon of anykind and is attemping to use that weapon to cause me harm, I can shoot. No weapon, no shoot; period.
Comprende?
I think you went to a different instructor than I did T-Ray. My instructor advised you never aim to wound, you always shoot for center mass. If you draw your weapon you have to be prepared to kill the person you are drawing on, otherwise they can take the weapon from you and kill you with it.
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