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Originally Posted by AdrienXII
Why not? I don't see why I would need any prior knowledge in order to discuss anything, provided I'm not totally stupid, which I don't think I am.
First, no two situations are alike, so what applies to one may very well not work in another. But saying that having drawn your weapon, you are then compelled to use it makes no sense to me. You may, or you may not have to, depending on how your assailants react to the presence of the weapon. Unless they have firearms themselves, which, as I understand, is not the situation we were discussing, you will have time to react.
Now, warning shots may be potentially dangerous to bystanders, I agree. All the same, it is possible to shoot at something that will stop or slow the bullet, such as a the ground, a tree, a car, or whatever.
As for legs being small targets, please. I've only fired a pistol once in my life and I feel confident I could hit a beer bottle out to 20 meters without any trouble. You are trained, it shouldn't present you with any difficulties.
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One time? You must be the new Annie Oakley (she used bird shot) or a rare natural. I shoot all the time, have for many years but would never make that statement and am considered an excellent, consistent shooter. There are shots termed flyers that happen to everyone. I shoot with cops, some of whom can barely qualify and others who shoot in competition, and experienced/novice civilians and see very few other than the pros who can consistently put every shot in a 2" group at 25-yards. Most novices are lucky to even put one out of five on the target at 25-yards (23M) with short barreled auto-loaders, much less shoot a tight group. Now factor in the adrenalin rush of a confrontation.
The people at the range I use who instruct novices determine if practice is going to be a regular event or if they're just getting a sidearm to stick in a drawer for home protection. If the latter, instructors use the 7-yard (6.4M) 'bellygun' distance to train them and build their confidence levels. Even at that short distance it's often scary to watch the results.