Well, I wouldn’t say that either though.
What I mean is that... sometimes the situation is such that you simply can NOT pull out a weapon and start firing. There might be other people in the path of the target, the target may be shielding himself with others, or there might not be a clear shot.
Situational awareness is something that ever person that “MUST ACT” must also be clear of, and it won’t do you any good to step into the line of fire if you can’t use your weapon and stop the perpetrator, and only results in you getting killed, losing your gun or the bad guy getting it.
I guess that was my point.
I hope you ARE aware of what an OODA loop is. You don't sound like it.