sniper5
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And depending on the situation, it MIGHT be a bad idea to leave the house. Every situation is going to be different. And, people being what they are, they will do what they want. But standing over the perp because he was viewed as a threat and holding him at gunpoint until the police arrived to take him into custody seemed not to work out well for the subject of this story. And I'm willing to bet in the same situation, the same thing will happen. Should it? No. But it will.
But to address those points and counter:
1. If I believe a perp to be an immediate and credible threat to my life, I will continue firing until he stops being a threat. Then back away from him and leave that immediate area. I don't care what he does after I leave with my family. I don't see any benefit in standing over a limp body while his potential accomplices are unaddressed in unknown locations and are also a threat.
2. I don't know that I would feel all that safe in my house after a gunfight following a forceable entry. I'm not going to try to clear a house by myself, and not a lot of things in a standard residential house will stop a bullet. Cover and concealment is a two way street and works for or against me. I'd rather have some room to move. And I have cover and concealment outside my house as well. I can't speak for how others landscape.
3. It will make it easier for PD if you are not standing over a body holding a gun pointed at them. If you are standing with arms out and your gun on the ground in the open you're a lot less threatening.
But do as you will. I won't change any minds. And frankly, I look at it as job security.
But to address those points and counter:
1. If I believe a perp to be an immediate and credible threat to my life, I will continue firing until he stops being a threat. Then back away from him and leave that immediate area. I don't care what he does after I leave with my family. I don't see any benefit in standing over a limp body while his potential accomplices are unaddressed in unknown locations and are also a threat.
2. I don't know that I would feel all that safe in my house after a gunfight following a forceable entry. I'm not going to try to clear a house by myself, and not a lot of things in a standard residential house will stop a bullet. Cover and concealment is a two way street and works for or against me. I'd rather have some room to move. And I have cover and concealment outside my house as well. I can't speak for how others landscape.
3. It will make it easier for PD if you are not standing over a body holding a gun pointed at them. If you are standing with arms out and your gun on the ground in the open you're a lot less threatening.
But do as you will. I won't change any minds. And frankly, I look at it as job security.