David E
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Are you seriously saying those are the only two variables you are plugging into your "threat posed" equation?
Of course there are other factors, but these are two variables TO plug in. Or would you ignore them altogether?
It's not difficult to imagine a likely scenario of 2-3 badguys blocking your way to your car in a parking lot. It's also not an unlikely scenario for there to be another badguy coming up from the side or rear. Further, it wouldn't be unusual for all of these badguys to be armed with guns/knives/clubs.
Sure, one guy might be more of a threat than the others, but the others can still present a deadly threat. So now we have "threat priority" to figure out.
Who to shoot first, second and third....but the dilemma remains the same: Do you triple-tap deadliest threat #1 before triple-tapping less-but-still-deadly threat #2 before triple-tapping lesser-but-still-deadly threat #3 ? Or do you put one into each of them as fast as possible, then go back for possible clean-up ?
There is a time frame that gets invoked: take too long and you get killed. No one knows how long that time frame is, but it's a sure bet that faster is better for the goodguy.
Properly designed training will allow for the many variables to present themselves and not have to be imagined.
Perhaps you could present a "properly designed" training drill we could all practice that "will allow for the many variables"....