M2 Carbine
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Absolutely.Would you take the shot?
Hell I'd shoot him in the back if he was stealing my tractor, I'd damned sure shoot him in the back, several times, for trying to murder people.
Absolutely.Would you take the shot?
"it is your DUTY as a GOOD CITIZEN to put it down."
Now I have not read that in any good citizen manual.
I still hold my ground, I would NOT take the shot... given that I am not being shot at, and I can escape without harm. Seriously, why waste MY ammunition on a guy who isnt focused on me? He does not pose a threat to me, to others yeah sure he is the baddest mother in the scene right now. But again why do I have to take him out? The other people should have been carrying a defense tool as well if they had the concern and forethought to worry about these types of situations.
Had I been on the muzzle end of the shooter and he/she was shooting in my direction, escape is not a likely option. In that case I would engage until I was able to put him/her down and run like hell to get to safe territory. Go up to a police officer and say I wish to make a complaint against the shooter in the mall. he tried to kill me, I want a lawyer. But again, engaging threats come with inherent risks. Good guys don't always live to tell the tale. My shots might not incapacitate the subject, I may stop him/her but in the aftermath one of my rounds overpenetrated or missed and hit a bystander, do you really think the city government is going to back me up when someone has pending litigation against me because my bullet struck them? I think not!
I am not my brothers keeper. Never was. Just a concerned citizen who is concerned about MY safety, and that of MY FAMILY'S safety
That was my thinking but then something made me think shooting someone in the back was somehow unacceptable!!
+1!If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
There is no need for you to even have a ccw if you wont defend the defenseless.
Young Chap,Since you are old I assume you have nothing to lose. I have my life ahead of me, no need to take risks when the situation allows me an easy out. Again ymmv.
Dont make personal attacks on peoples character based on what their opinions are, you have no idea as to who they are and what they think. You being older and experienced in life, I would have expected you to know this.