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Originally Posted by AdrienXII
Well, maybe, but it could also enrage his friends and make them charge you, which they might not have done if their friend had not been so seriously injured.
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One did charge. He was shot, as well. After the second assailant was hit, the other two took off.
Either way, they weren't going to stop approaching me, of that I'm sure...
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Also, you were lucky that this was deemed a legal shooting.
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Luck had absolutely nothing to do with it. I was licensed to carry a concealed weapon at the time...
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It might not have been, had it occurred elsewhere in the US.
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I don't know where that place in the US would be. If it had happened in Missouri, and if I was licensed to carry in Missouri, the shooting would've been justified. Or in Vermont, or Texas, or North Carolina, or New York, or Arizona... shall I continue?
Can you tell me where in the United States such a shooting would've been deemed an illegal shooting? See, because I can't think of anywhere that it would be...
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Is it not possible that the slight additional increase in your personal risk might be worth it, to reduce the risk of being sent to prison?
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Again, being sent to prison was never a real possibility. I was perfectly justified in doing what I did.
But, no, anyone who intends me or my loved ones harm needs to be prepared to be defended against, and that defense will come in the form of something greater than the threat presented.
That's why you don't bring a knife to a gun fight...
When I've decided that no other action will protect me, I pull the trigger. If, the sudden thought of "I've changed my mind" thunders into the brain of my attacker once I've decided to pull the trigger, it's too late. The trigger is being pulled.
If someone stops advancing once I draw my gun, they probably won't be shot. If they continue to advance, they will be.
It really, really is that simple...