[Chinito]

"That might be correct if you are talking about from a holstered position, but not if you are cocked on pointed right at him. One sudden move on someone that juiced up on adrenaline and that perp would had a hole in him.
Granted, she shoulda ventilated him BEFORE alerting him to her presence.
"Surprise! Your DEAD." -Faith No More.

I'm retired LEO and former rangemaster. Here's what we would demonstrate to the guys to show them that they could possibly still get out of a sticky situation in the event that someone got the drop on them: the trainee has a deactivated revolver or semiauto (i.e., firing pin removed, gun painted red, cylinders/chamber plugged, etc), hammer cocked, safety off, pointed right at the chest of the person playing the officer role. The gun can be touching to about 1 foot away (grabbing distance). The gun person is told that the officer is going to grab the gun away and to "shoot" the officer before the officer grabs his gun. About 99.99% of the time the gun is "fired" (hammer falls) when the gun is no longer pointed at the officer. Try this (SAFELY) with your kid's cap gun.

[Dead Corpse]

I've done just that. My father, retired LEO and a current Rangemaster, was trying to prove this very point to me.

I capped him every time.