[The KG9 Kid]

"... The group surrounding the elderly man then turned their attention toward the armed customer and implored him to look the (other) way. ” According to Fox 16, the group kept yelling, “[This] isn’t your fight, you need to walk away and you need to put the gun down.”

This is a scenario where a hammer-fired pistol has more authority than a striker-fired pistol:

A hammer cocking back speaks volumes and shows you're serious without you having to say a word.

With a striker-fired pistol, all you can do is hold it on target while you verbally issue threats.

[Resolute Conservative]

Don’t issue threats. Make clear commands once, twice if you want to be sure everyone heard you, then take action. Talk will get you killed.

[ExGeeEye]

You just gave me an “evil grin” idea >:D

1. Carry a hammer fired revolver
2. Leave the “next” chamber empty
3. In the event, cock it...the smart perp will run
4. The dumb perp, Darwin Award nominee, will menace you
5. Pull the trigger “click”
6. In the split second between “His gun is empty” and “git ‘im”, give the trigger a good DA squeeze
7. BANG! Darwin Award presented cum “loudie”.

[TexasGator]

Do not pull the hammer back to threaten. Pull it back only if expect to have to shoot.

[SampleMan]

You either have the fortitude to fire or you don’t. I don’t see much benefit to racking a slide, cocking a hammer, etc. unless you actually need to put a round in the chamber. Although you will here the hammer cock, no one else will.

If you aren’t bluffing:
1. It will show in your face
2. If you aren’t bluffing, it doesn’t matter does it?

[ExTxMarine]

With a striker-fired pistol, all you can do is hold it on target while you verbally issue threats.I

Not necessarily true. The slide action to chamber a round is also a pretty universal sign that you mean business.

And of course, you can always turn it sideways. And that DEFINITELY means business!

No sarc on the first line, but /sarc on the second one.

[Hiddigeigei]

For accuracy, you should always practice firing double action. Every trigger-pull should feel the same and you may have to fire more than once or not have time to cock in an emergency.