Each circumstance will be different. Is the attacker armed? If so backing away and leaving him armed may be a mistake. The scenario the OP paints, will probably not be a normal encounter, but I would want to put the attacker into the position least likely for him to resume an attack, and disarm him if necessary. I would have no issue with ordering him to the ground, and holding my gun on him while I or someone with me calls 911.Oldgringo wrote:What kind/manner of attack are we talking about? I don't think that we'd want our response to be such as to make a bad situation worse, eh?
All of these are speculation, because a lot will depend on the location. A gas station parking lot with others around, will be different from an isolated location, like a rural highway. My actions will change depending on how quickly I can move to an area of safety, how far away I expect law enforcement to be, etc.