For thoughts RE: training, preparedness, method of carry...
In the movies and on TV, violent encounters develop slowly--so the audiences don't miss anything. Also, one handgun shot, which would "blow your head clean off", effects the stop instantly, and blows the perp out of the saloon.
Forget it. See below for reality.
I suspect that most people will be amazed at how quickly the officer reacted--and at how fast he drew.
I think most people I know would likely have still been standing with their mouths open while receiving lethal blows from the hatchet.
Would you expect someone stopping next to you in a car to jump out and try to kill you without warning?
In the movies and on TV, violent encounters develop slowly--so the audiences don't miss anything. Also, one handgun shot, which would "blow your head clean off", effects the stop instantly, and blows the perp out of the saloon.
Forget it. See below for reality.
I suspect that most people will be amazed at how quickly the officer reacted--and at how fast he drew.
I think most people I know would likely have still been standing with their mouths open while receiving lethal blows from the hatchet.
Would you expect someone stopping next to you in a car to jump out and try to kill you without warning?