I’m 58 with a bad heart and faltering muscle mass, my days of going toe to toe with a stranger are long behind me now.
Screw it, the window breaks or the door opens and you’re being aggressive I know a few good attorneys and I’m not even hesitating if you see the gun and don’t immediately retreat.
One still must be aware of how the courts see the law. in your state
I have read of cases wsahere there was absolutely no doubt that the shooter was in serious danger, yet the court convicted him.
Why? Because the judge and prosecutor convinced the jury that all the shooter had to do was drive away. One that I remember said that the shooter’s car was the most powerful weapon on the scene and that he should have driven away.
So if your exit is obstructed in any way. you have an excellent defense. On the other hand if you are on the shoulder of the highway with nothing in front of your car, you probably would have a problem in many states....unless you were looking down the barrel of the bad guy’s gun and trying to leave would be fatal.
So it is not clear in many cases and every carrier should go through the many possible scenarios before so as to be mentally prepared to make correct decisions.
What’s that saying?
Never pick a fight with an old man,
if he’s too old to fight,
he’ll just kill you...