I think that’s BS. It may be easier for you legally (but not perfect), but practically, it’s not always true someone will kill you regardless. Assess the situation yourself.
We had this discussion some time back. Nice to finally see other people take up the side that you don’t have to kill to succeed here.
Bill Allard confronted an armed robber in a market and shouted the command, “Police! Drop your weapon!” The gunman swung on Allard, who shot the gunman in the chest with a blast of 00 buckshot from his 14-inch-barreled Ithaca Model 37 12 gauge shotgun. The man jerked back away from him, still wielding the gun, and Allard pumped another blast of 00 buckshot through his thorax. The gunman was still up and running. Allard’s partner (an officer other than Cirillo that day) then deliberately shot the suspect in the butt with his .38 Special revolver to break his pelvis and bring him down. The .38 did exactly that, and the suspect sprawled on his face, dropping his .32 semi-auto.
Allard lowered his shotgun to a low-ready position and slowly moved in on the downed man. Suddenly, the gunman snatched up the dropped pistol and tried to roll over and bring it to bear to kill Allard, who simply pulled his own trigger and hammered a third round of buckshot into the man’s chest. The suspect dropped the gun for the last time, and the fight was over.
https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2014/10/5-gunfighting-myths-debunked-massad-ayoob/
Can’t be too careful.
I completely disagree.
If the attacker has a weapon as well, your advice to assess first is the worst advice you can give. If you are being assaulted, wasting time to assess the obvious is a death sentence for you or anyone with you. Its the point of saying “I feared for my life” . Neutralize the threat.
If you can’t use it, don’t carry it.