12-09-2017, 03:32 PM
assuming the assailant is... less than 10 feet away
Most assailants would probably be closer than 10 feet away by the time you could recognize they're attacking and not just walking or driving by. If you "think" somebody is attacking from 50 feet away, and you shoot them, good luck explaining that scenario to the police.
"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." -James Madison, The Federalist Papers, 1787
Most assailants would probably be closer than 10 feet away by the time you could recognize they're attacking and not just walking or driving by. If you "think" somebody is attacking from 50 feet away, and you shoot them, good luck explaining that scenario to the police.
"Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." -James Madison, The Federalist Papers, 1787
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