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You have to shoot the badguy if they have a gun, even if they are running.

What if you don't shoot them and let him run. He may just turn right back around, thinking that the clerk thought he was gone. He could come back and shoot them in cold blood. You never know!

He did what was neccessary. Anything less than that would have put his, the mother, and the baby's life at stake.

I applaud anytime a victim takes action against a bg, and I hate to sound negative about this particular situation, but, and this is just my old fart opinion, - I would have been very hesitant to shoot with the lady and the little girl so close to the line of fire....

I'm not saying the person did wrong in shooting, I'm just saying FOR ME, unless I honestly thought the bg was about to shoot his pistol I don't think my accuracy skills, particularly under stress, would allow me to take a chance of hitting the other folks.

It's just awful scary to project the line of fire between the clerk, lady & baby girl, and the back of the bg going thru the door.


JMOFO

PX wrote: . . . I'm just saying FOR ME, unless I honestly thought the bg was about to shoot his pistol I don't think my accuracy skills, particularly under stress, would allow me to take a chance of hitting the other folks.

This is the type of honest assessment of one's shooting skills everyone needs to make before the need arises. Our response will vary not only based upon a given scenario, but also on our individual ability and skill at arms.

Good for you PX!

Chas.

+1 PX.

I agree with Charles. I have seen the clerk's account of the incident and he said the camera angle made it look like the lady and child were closer than they actually were. He said they were 3' to 6' out of the line of fire. Also, the other clerk knew he was armed and asked him if he were going to try to gain control of the situation. Plus the BG had already fired a shot from his weapon. On top of everything else, the report said the clerk was a CHL Instructor. It shows that not only do we need to be mentally prepared for just such a situation, we need to be physically ready. Just having our weapon and a CHL are not enough. It takes hundreds of hours of practice and thousands of rounds of ammo to develop the skills necessary to be able to defend yourself at just such a moment. The last thing you need to be doing is fumbling with your weapon or second guessing your decisions. Personally, I have a need for alot more practice.