In a game of rock, paper, scissors, the gun always wins.
Great thoughts and ideas. I find the threat assessment time is critical. If the advasary says he will stab, shoot, beat(as in with an object), you better get activated. Believe the threat, draw your weapon and prepare to shoot and move. I can’t get it done in 1.5 seconds on a spur of moment deal. I’m getting the old. Playing fair and hollering draw is BS. You have to win, you don’t get do overs. USCCA had an article on the aftermath of a self-defense incident. The mental part is daunting, but you have to survive to learn to live with your actions. Can and will you shoot? The issue is very complex. The more I study and practice the more I find I don’t know enough.
If the suspicious person is 21 feet away, I’m more worried about him suddenly producing a weapon and firing rather than charging. But in either case every foot further away is a benefit. At 21 yards he is likely to miss if he fires quickly but at 21 feet the sucker punch (pistol shot) is likely to hit home.
In the video where he uses the car as a shield. He’s lucky the bad guy didn’t have a gun and shoot him in the back as he turned his back on the bad guy.
There should be a 21 foot rule for ASJ. The writing is horrendous.
If this is your website, please get some human or software editorial help.
Not a lot of good choices.
“Bang, you’re dead” does not work.
You shoot a VC and approach his body and just like that, he’s shooting at you.
Dead guys sometimes shoot back.
The problem with this video is that the “cop” knows the “criminal” will charge, and that the gun is already drawn. In real life you don’t know what is going to happen. Your reaction time alone will be 0.5-0.75 seconds and drawing the gun will add another second at least before you get an aimed shot off. Even if you get the shot off and hit the assailant in a vital spot, it won’t necessarily stop him before you get cut up.
Given this information (thought it was 25 feet), the attackee should retreat until ready to defend. Perhaps picking up 1-2 seconds more.
So ‘for officer safety’ police should keep a safe distance of 21 feet from a suspect yet on You Tube you can video after video of idiot cops crowding themselves into the personal space of people they’re trying to intimidate.
Which is it?
21 feet or 21 inches?