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Originally Posted by masraum
It would have been a better story if he'd been shot, but it's not bad as it is.
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Definitely. She should have shot him in the forehead. Twice.
Which brings up an important aspect to using a gun for self-defense. You need to have the stones to calmly smoke someone. If that guy had kept advancing, would she have squeezed the trigger quickly enough? With good aim, before he could overpower her?
Anyone who has watched real videos of encounters w guns knows that these things can go sideways for the good guys, (or women), very quickly. I'm all for people being able to defend themselves w a gun from criminals who would assault/murder/rape them but it's all about getting the drop and firing quickly and accurately. That is why the glove compartment loaded piece is so problematic; if you are surprised at a gas station by some bad guy in your face, will you be able to retrieve it and shoot fast enough? And what are the risks of an accidental shooting by a child or other innocent, not to mention it being stolen in a car burglary by a really bad scumbag?
These are real concerns and issues. I love a good story of a violent criminal getting smoked as much as the next guy but the idea that everyone carrying will always work out right is BS as well.
