If you are going to try to shoot someone in the foot, you shouldn’t carry a gun.
I suspect that I know more about guns and shooting than you.
There are not many situations where it would be proper to shoot someone in the foot. This very well may have been one of those.
If you don’t think I could do it, stop by and visit me. I will get out a pellet pistol, and you can wear a boot. Walk at me slowly as this guy is doing and I will put one right on top of your foot.
I have shot lots of rattlesnakes through the head with a .22 pistol or larger caliber. It is not that hard to do but is way more difficult than shooting a foot moving slowly.