IMO, if you shoot another human, you’ve just signed your death warrant whether you were successful or not.
You don’t use a gun unless it’s to kill. The utilization of one is an admission of intent.
If you shoot at a person (in a criminal manner), you have killed them in your mind.
Thus, they are guilty of murder.
Fry them!
I’m with you. Attempted murder and successful murder both rate the death penalty. I would include many other crimes on that list too. There are times when the world is a better place without a violent criminal.
Self defense is valid.
But you are right, no sane person wants to kill another human. (I don’t consider ISIS human)
On the other hand, I’m still troubled by the police becoming militarized. Civilian Bureaucrats should never have that power within the US. We do have an Army/Navy/USAF for defense.