Do CCL classes really teach people they need to verbally warn a mugger before firing? Like a warning shot or something? Giving up the element of a few precious seconds sounds like a pretty good way to get yourself killed.
I would never give a mugger a warning like that. His first warning would be the flash from the muzzle. If I aim correctly, ideally he should never hear the sound.
It doesn't seem like he was suggesting a "warning" to me.
I would think yelling "Don't kill me", would be more effective.
The approach you suggest of if you feel you are in a deadly force confrontation is totally appropriate....”shoot to live.”
As you probably know, warning shots will get you in a lot of legal trouble in some places and should never, never, be done. That is Hollywood and not the real world.
We probably have more to agree to than disagree on.
The actions taken could vari from just telling at him them to back off to drawing and firing with out warning. One needs to be prepared to use the right tactics for the right situation.
It is easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. I see way to many comments of shoot first ask questions later. Such thinking could easily end with you in prison.
Using force that result's in the death or servre injury of another person needs to be taken only when justifiable.
There is nothing wrong with a person defending themselves but doing so wrongly will make your life miserable for a long time.