The key is-it depends. Depends on the range, the target exposed by the aggressor, what the hostage is doing, what you're armed with...
And the only real way to be able to decide (rapidly!) if you can make the particular shot you're presented with is to practice, train and test yourself until you know the shots you can, and cannot, make. The reason you 'know your limits' is so in training you can attempt to move them, and in reality you can work within or around them. Key to that is knowing immediately, "Can I make this shot?"
Larry
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