JustinJ
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http://www.khou.com/video/featured-...out-inside-east-Houston-Dennys-134535878.html
The articles lacks detail but according to a radio talk show the man was the only customer at the time which is obviously a factor one must consider before taking similar action. Unfortunately though, the man followed the would be robbers into the street to continue the gun fight which is not legal or intelligent. Up until he followed them into the street i concur with his actions, aside from missing, based on the limited amount of information. I suppose the concern though would be that he did in fact miss since by doing so he placed himself in extreme danger since there were two people engaging him. That's not to say that could not occur even if his first shots hit center mass but the concern is taking such a shot without a reasonably high chance of success. The type of cover available is obviously also a consideration. I would venture that the vast majority of armed robbers of low score targets would look to flee immediately once shot at but the danger is of course from the shots they fire in the process. I would also argue that choosing not to give warning to the robbers before firing was without question the best tactical choice and not a legal issue since the robber's weapons were drawn already. It will certainly be interesting to see if the CHL holder is charged given he continued to apply deadly force even after the threat had evaporated.
The articles lacks detail but according to a radio talk show the man was the only customer at the time which is obviously a factor one must consider before taking similar action. Unfortunately though, the man followed the would be robbers into the street to continue the gun fight which is not legal or intelligent. Up until he followed them into the street i concur with his actions, aside from missing, based on the limited amount of information. I suppose the concern though would be that he did in fact miss since by doing so he placed himself in extreme danger since there were two people engaging him. That's not to say that could not occur even if his first shots hit center mass but the concern is taking such a shot without a reasonably high chance of success. The type of cover available is obviously also a consideration. I would venture that the vast majority of armed robbers of low score targets would look to flee immediately once shot at but the danger is of course from the shots they fire in the process. I would also argue that choosing not to give warning to the robbers before firing was without question the best tactical choice and not a legal issue since the robber's weapons were drawn already. It will certainly be interesting to see if the CHL holder is charged given he continued to apply deadly force even after the threat had evaporated.
