It is easy to condemn another man's actions when one sits behind the safety of a computer screen.............
To condescendingly judge Cegon's words and actions is pure arrogance and inexperience. In the end, the innocent parties all survived. Mission accomplished.
Actually those comments speak volumes of your ignorance and you have no conception of what you speak of. I have a career spanning over 20 years that provides a grounding for my observations. Since it seems your knowledge is limited to theory.
Taken from your bio:
I have several hobbies, not least of which are: hiking with my dog, learning to make knives, and learning all I can about firearms!
I strongly suggest you read "The Farnam Method of Defensive Handgunning", by John Farnam. This book provides a remedial overview of "all" the items that are important in self defense.
The above situation is a very good example that should be discussed and learned from. Most civilians seem to only focus on groups and tactical reloads, with little additional thought given to proper force levels and post shooting actions that can keep them out of trouble.
No one is saying he shouldn't have defended himself. However, if it went down like Mr. Cegon said it did. Then he may not have been within his legal rights to shoot the perp a second time. You shoot to stop - not to kill (even if you are an untrained civilian). Mr. Cegon's comments show that he had forethought in shooting the man after he had fallen and lost his firearm. The attack was over but Mr. Cegon wanted to make sure the guy didn't get up again even though he didn't (at that immediate time) show a continued threat. Now had he said, "I shot the perp twice in order to stop him from attacking us". You would see that the thought process was focused on reacting to a threat and that he fired 2 rounds which stopped the attack. This would result in a ruling of justifiable homicide or more likely no charges would ever be filled. This is what the DA is taking into consideration at this time.
Mr. Cegon is very confused at the moment and he is trying to rationalize what has just happened. His initial comments may or
may not actually reflect what happened. That is why it is extremely important to "train" yourself to not say anything until you see your lawyer. They are there to protect you and provide clear thinking in a time when it isn't so clear what has just happened.
As for comments about whether he will ever use a gun again or not. There is a reason why LEO's receive mandatory counseling after a shooting. It isn't so easy living with the fact that you took a human life. Even when that life was trying to take yours. The last thing he wants to be made of is a hero or a poster boy for the RKBA crowd.