If the BG has shot or is trying to shoot someone, that is different.
But in other stick ups, remember, you are not a police officer. You have no duty or sworn obligation to make an arrest and your license allows you to defend only yourself and your family. In those situations, even police are trained to stay calm and observe, not start a shootout that could get innocent people killed. And if the BG leaves, do NOT follow him and engage in a gun fight. If you do, you are now the aggressor and if you kill or wound him or an innocent party, you are in trouble. Any threat to YOU ended when he left.
Note that a CCW license does NOT GIVE you the right of self defense. You have that right, with or without a gun, or if you have a gun, whether it is legally carried or not. A gun only allows that right to be exercised effectively.
Jim
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