Under10 feet yeah, OK. In a store at ? feet, under duress...I dunno. Glad I wasn’t around.
I regularly practice shooting at 30-45 feet one-handed. Maybe because I grew up shooting SA revolvers? Or maybe it is a variation of point shooting? Makes it easier to shoot around a barrier and easier to move before and after taking a shot.
By the time it becomes ineffective, it may no longer be necessary to shoot defensively.
Not saying anyone else has to do it that way, but if I had a place to go plinking again, I’d go back to practicing shooting with one hand at ranges out to 30-40 yards, at soda cans.
Time and situation permitting, I’d use both hands. And my sights, although my glasses require me to choose between a good view of my sights and a good view of an attacker.
Frankly, I doubt this woman spent much time practicing, ever. Seems to me she did as well as a lot of cops have done. She didn’t shoot anyone else, which is more than a lot of cops have done.
My concern after watching the video is with the question, “Was she in danger of death or serious bodily harm?” Looked like a scuffle to me, not a life-threatening attack.
PS: I think most of my likely self-defense scenarios would be at 5 feet or less. I’d rather run than shoot, and if I can’t run, then shooting is likely to be at very close range.
Pepper spray is an underrated option. This woman was having a pepper spray moment, and all she had was a gun. I’d cut her a lot of slack but her life would be better if she had sprayed some of her attackers with pepper instead of bullets.