If someone comes at you in a threatening manner with a steel pipe in hand, defend yourself and shoot them.
Well, this was in Los Angeles, California where it is still difficult for law abiding people to legally arm themselves, so many don’t.
It’s important to be able to think “out of the box” and use the tools one has on hand. And that said, I have tactical doubts about timing related to dealing with the threat this guy poses, and the time needed to exit the vehicle, draw a pistol and engage the target.
I suppose you could always shoot him through the window, but that’s not perfect either if you’re not wearing glasses, you get a lot of glass back in your face, and the laminated glass in a windshield tends to deflect the projectile in the direction of the rifling twist. Which would be bad with a messy background like that shown in the image.
Different options, is all i’m throwing out.