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Old June 5, 2012, 03:38 PM   #20
aarondhgraham
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Well see,,, there our opinions differ,,,,,

I believe that is a reasonable statement.

Is it rational to allow an assailant (or suspected assailant) to get within the established distance elaborated by the Tueller Drill,,,
Surely we've hashed out that shooting someone at a distance is a chancy thing,,,
It is absolutely rational to wait until they are closer to shoot

I will not shoot someone until they have closed near enough that there will be no doubt that I was left with no choice.

Many people believe that the only time to draw your weapon,,,
Is when you have made the decision to shoot it.

That's a topic that has come up in almost every training class I have attended,,,
"Must I wait to draw my weapon?"

Every situation is different and can have unique features,,,
But one common instruction in the classes is that you are under no onus to hesitate to draw,,,
Also it has been stressed that just because you draw your weapon you are under no obligation to fire it.

I have been instructed that readying a weapon is not an unreasonable thing to do,,,
And I have personally seen the presence of a weapon stop any further action,,,
Therefore I do believe that drawing a weapon to a perceived threat is valid.

Aarond

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