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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1230348" data-attributes="member: 14668">1. It doesnt take &quot;a few seconds&quot; for a criminal to turn, aim a gun at you and fire it. It takes a fraction of a second at the most.&nbsp;2. The &quot;intent&quot; of the robber was made clear enough by his decison to force an innocent person down on their knees while pointing a gun at their head.&nbsp;3. There are numerous reported cases of criminals taking multiple gunshot hits to their center of mass and continuing to fight for several minutes until finally bleeding out. A criminal with a gun can still use it to kill a lot of people even if he is dying from a gunshot wound. Only in Hollywood do people drop instantly and die when hit in the chest. The only safe way to negotiate or determine the &quot;intent&quot; of an armed criminal is from a distance, with a bullhorn and a sniper rifle. If you are ever unfortunate enough to find yourself within feet of such a criminal and your only weapon is a handgun, you dont have the luxury of trying to determine his intent and if retreat is not an option then your survival may depend upon shooting him before he can shoot you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1230348, member: 14668"] 1. It doesnt take "a few seconds" for a criminal to turn, aim a gun at you and fire it. It takes a fraction of a second at the most. 2. The "intent" of the robber was made clear enough by his decison to force an innocent person down on their knees while pointing a gun at their head. 3. There are numerous reported cases of criminals taking multiple gunshot hits to their center of mass and continuing to fight for several minutes until finally bleeding out. A criminal with a gun can still use it to kill a lot of people even if he is dying from a gunshot wound. Only in Hollywood do people drop instantly and die when hit in the chest. The only safe way to negotiate or determine the "intent" of an armed criminal is from a distance, with a bullhorn and a sniper rifle. If you are ever unfortunate enough to find yourself within feet of such a criminal and your only weapon is a handgun, you dont have the luxury of trying to determine his intent and if retreat is not an option then your survival may depend upon shooting him before he can shoot you. [/QUOTE]

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