[BADJOE]

I have loaded my air pistol with flour and have had ten different people put the muzzle right on my chest at my heart. None were able to pull the tigger and "shoot me " before I could direct the muzzle away from my body and hit them (actually hit a box positioned beside their head). I ran some rather complicted reaction time studies when I was still practicing at being a dctor. : ) The intended victem has the advantage.

[fourdeuce82d]

"...put the muzzle right on my chest at my heart."

good reason never to hold anyone at gun point, or to shoot anyone who, upon being told to halt, gets within 10 feet of you, 21 feet if you see a blade. Shoot early, shoot often.

One thing, however, if we assume we're doing this in an airplane, we're going to be channelized by the seats-"surprise" is going to be difficult to come by. i suspect it's going to take a "hi-diddle-diddle, right up the middle" approach. To whoever talked about getting 'em on the ground, yeah, makes sense- one guy plan on taking him down and absorbing the (almost certainly crippling and easily lethal) cuts, while the second guy disables the bad guy per above.