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kcdreamer · July 24, 2005, 08:08 PM

The Tueller Drill established that a person with a contact weapon is potentially a lethal threat at 7 yards. It takes the average person 1.5 seconds to draw and fire 2 aimed shots if they are aware of the threat. It also takes an average person 1.5 seconds to cross that same distance, so what you have is MAD, mutually assured destruction. Most of you on here know that you can't count on a bullet causing an instanct stop. If the person has a firearm and they are threatening you with it, you will most likely be justified in using defensive lethal force beyond that 7 yards. Remember that the tueller drill defined 7 yards for contact weapons, axe, baseball bat, knife etc. The distance justified is based on the circumstances and not any model. The law does not list any distance and police don't file charges based on a distance formula. You're right to be wary of such a story. Anyone who has gone through a good CCW course should be very confident that they know when they can and can't use lethal force. If you have doubts and live in MO just consult RSMO 563 and it is spelled out for you.

July 24, 2005, 08:08 PM	#17
kcdreamer Junior Member Join Date: July 19, 2005 Posts: 5	Tueller Plus The Tueller Drill established that a person with a contact weapon is potentially a lethal threat at 7 yards. It takes the average person 1.5 seconds to draw and fire 2 aimed shots if they are aware of the threat. It also takes an average person 1.5 seconds to cross that same distance, so what you have is MAD, mutually assured destruction. Most of you on here know that you can't count on a bullet causing an instanct stop. If the person has a firearm and they are threatening you with it, you will most likely be justified in using defensive lethal force beyond that 7 yards. Remember that the tueller drill defined 7 yards for contact weapons, axe, baseball bat, knife etc. The distance justified is based on the circumstances and not any model. The law does not list any distance and police don't file charges based on a distance formula. You're right to be wary of such a story. Anyone who has gone through a good CCW course should be very confident that they know when they can and can't use lethal force. If you have doubts and live in MO just consult RSMO 563 and it is spelled out for you. Last edited by kcdreamer; July 25, 2005 at 05:45 AM.