“Ain’t everybody got it in ‘em to pop a cap on somebody.” (Some anonymous gang banger in a documentary.)
A lot of people seem to believe it’s better for a woman to be found in an alley, raped and strangled to death with her own pantyhose (do they still wear those?) than for her to explain how she scared off her attacker with a display or warning shot when she didn’t have it in her to “pop a cap on him”.
On “shoot to stop”: I know what most people mean by that, but the purpose of a warning shot is to get somebody to stop what they are doing.
On warning shots: 1. The four rules still apply. 2. Last I heard, the Navy still uses the “shot across the bow”, which is a warning shot.
On shooting to kill: In some jurisdictions one is not allowed to shoot to kill, one is only allowed to shoot to stop. If they can trace you to a post that said you intend to shot to kill, they may use that against you.
On not drawing till you are going to shoot: 1. Practice your quick draw till you’re as fast as the hero in a “B” Western, don’t be only as fast as the duffer who gets killed by the bad guy. 2. Be the third guy, as in that recent Texas church shooting.
Agreed.
I’d like to see a real study of what happens with those who kill, maim, fire warning, or just show it.
All this worry over liberal laws which shackle us good guys as much as possible so that we must be Quick-Draw McGraw. Instead of accepting that as firearm wisdom, they should fight for looser laws.
Sorry, I’m not waiting to draw fast when I finally decide to kill.