Of concern to any CCW holder is the presence of other CCw holders and LEO’s. Should someone start shooting in say a crowded shopping mall, you draw your gun and shoot him. The guy goes down and now you are left standing holding a gun. OTher CCW holders and LEO’s hearing shot’s fired and trying to make their way through panicing pedestrians see you shoot a guy. What are you going to do to avoid being shot? How do you know that guy approaching you with gun drawn isn’t another shooter? How do you know the guy you just shot wasn’t himself a CCW/offduty LEO?
Not all situations are the same. And I don't have "facts" about this one.
If you have a chance, do you draw your gun and shoot the guy who shot your boss, before he shoots a dozen other people?
Did Gabby's aides have a chance, or was everyone doomed from the start?
You raise a valid point; and it is one on which I am not schooled. Maybe in CCW classes, they get into this. If someone is out there reading this and there is a standard answer to fso's question, please expound.
Meanwhile, as I'm thinking this through this past week, my best answer is this: I know there is just one shooter. NOW, I've shot HIM and he is plumb down. I'm now holstering my gun and putting my hands up in the non-threat position. Everyone sees I'm not a threat, most witnesses see that I've shot the perp. I'm very unlikely to get shot.
OTOH, if I'm standing there with a smoking gun, and I'm adrenaline-pumped, the big "uh-oh they're shooting me now" scenario is somewhat likely. Tough question. We need some reasonable answers.