Not denigrating either of you, but your exchange reminds me of a story I read decades ago about a cowboy making his way across a hilly range:
He hears a gunshot and a ricochet, assumes he’s being robbed, takes cover and returns fire. The exchange of fire lasts over an hour until eventually the shots cease. Finally, one yells out at the other, “You ain’t gonna take me without a fight!” The other hollers, “Take YOU, I thought you were after ME.”
After a brief exchange, they both agree to come out of the shadows. They meet, laugh and shake hands, sharing some whiskey over the other’s campfire.
You see, it turns out the cowboy that fired the first shot was shooting a snake. After the last shot, both were out of ammo but, oddly, neither retreated. Luckily no one else came along that night...
There’s a moral in there somewhere. You both have excellent points.
Please reload and go fire at a lib, wouldja guys?
Nice story. Exchange did not feel like a gunfight to me. Just two folks coming at a thing from different directions and seeing things in a different light. You'll have that.