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Skans » 27 Jun 2022, 3:52 pm » wrote: ↑

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.

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.