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Well, Old Marksman, what I'm getting at, is the armed
civilian isn't required, or likely to issue a verbal warning,
for one.
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Nor is a sworn officer, anywhere, when acting in self defense.
Perhaps you are thinking about officers who are apprehending suspects, which is something that civilians cannot lawfully use deadly force to do except in a few jurisdictions and in very limited circumstances.
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They aren't restricted by police regulations.
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What might those be?
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And they don't always shoot for CBM, like perhaps they should.
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No one always does, and there are no relevant regulations on the subject.
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They don't always react to a situation the way police treat a crime in progress.
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That's not a matter of being "required to follow police guidelines". It's more a matter of roles and responsibilities. Sworn officers are expected to intervene in a crime in progress, and citizens who are not sworn officers are expected to go elsewhere and call the police.
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For two folks with, apparently, massive amounts of training,
you and Glenn seem almost inanely and obtusely unaware of the
interviews with criminals, in which they voiced a major concern
with encountering armed civilians, at the wrong moment.
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I am very much aware of that, and I am sure that Glenn is, too.