hindsight will always be 20-20. and this hindsight produces a clear and decisive decision to drop the perp. we'll never know what he saw. but the description of events certainly warrants opening fire.
it does go to show that just because someone has a ccw, that individual isn't a loose cannon looking for an excuse to use it.
i like to think that i would have taken and kept cover while "covering down" on the attacker. (gun drawn and finger indexed) i likely would have fired after hearing his gun shots and certainly would have fired as the muzzle was directed at me. the downside is what's behind the target. busy mall... bullets flying. there is a degree of potential disaster at your own hands. as someone at glocktalk once said, if you're planning on laying down suppresive fire at the mall, be prepared to pay for everything your bullets hit.
i'm not sure what his fear of a head shot was. i know that bullets aren't magic, they just make tiny holes in people. maybe he thought a few body hits would stop the attack without being lethal. but if you're justified in drawing your weapon and firing, it is assumed to be a lethal defense; though many gun shot wounds do not reult in death. that being said, a good clean head shot is tough to beat, especially considering the new found retail availability of body armor and the number of random shooters who are using it these days knowing that their action will invite return fire.
hopefully none of us will ever be in a similar situation.
it does go to show that just because someone has a ccw, that individual isn't a loose cannon looking for an excuse to use it.
i like to think that i would have taken and kept cover while "covering down" on the attacker. (gun drawn and finger indexed) i likely would have fired after hearing his gun shots and certainly would have fired as the muzzle was directed at me. the downside is what's behind the target. busy mall... bullets flying. there is a degree of potential disaster at your own hands. as someone at glocktalk once said, if you're planning on laying down suppresive fire at the mall, be prepared to pay for everything your bullets hit.
i'm not sure what his fear of a head shot was. i know that bullets aren't magic, they just make tiny holes in people. maybe he thought a few body hits would stop the attack without being lethal. but if you're justified in drawing your weapon and firing, it is assumed to be a lethal defense; though many gun shot wounds do not reult in death. that being said, a good clean head shot is tough to beat, especially considering the new found retail availability of body armor and the number of random shooters who are using it these days knowing that their action will invite return fire.
hopefully none of us will ever be in a similar situation.