Let me get this straight. You've got a lethal threat in front of you. He's close enough to strike, which means he close enough to disarm you and shoot you with your pistol, even if he's unarmed. Somehow he stops being a lethal threat, but he's still acting aggressively, since you feel the need to hit him rather than retreat. I'm not sure how that could happen, but if it could, I'd worry about retaining my firearm, and not using it as an impact weapon. It's not an impact weapon until I'm out of ammo.
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TB., NC
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