27 Jun 2022 3:52 pm
I was just going to say something similar, you just said it better. You better not be shooting at people more than 25 feet away from you for a lot of reasons in most urban and suburban environments. If I spot someone running quickly toward me in a sketchy situation, I might deploy my firearm before they get within 25 feet of me, but not shoot. First, hitting a moving target under pressure at 25' is difficult. Very easy to miss, and if you miss, where is that bullet going to land? Second, ask yourself if a Jury will find that someone 50 feet away from you (who is not shooting at you) caused you to believe you were in imminent danger. If I were on that jury, might have a hard time convincing me.Huey » 27 Jun 2022, 3:37 pm » wrote: ↑ Legally I would prefer a pistol in a civilian environment. Or my Judge. If someone is more than 25 feet from you (and that is a stretch) you may have a difficult time convincing the judge and jury you were imminent threat of serious bodily harm or death.
Most gun folks realize that killing another person is a BAD thing. Something none of us ever wants to have to do. In questionable circumstances, it would way heavily on your soul as well as cost you butt-loads of money in defense costs....and that's if the shooting is determined to be justified.