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Briandg,
Ar you saying its sound LEGAL advice to draw your FIREARM against an unarmed solo assailant who is threatening to "kick your Butt"?
In a lot of States that would probably be construed as "Brandishing". Some States allow the display of a firearm for defense with a lower level of justification then "deadly force". Some, on the other hand, reguire the same justification to display as to shoot.
Another thing to consider is that in todays environment of fairly common CCW usage, a blue on blue encounter is more likely then ever before.
A verbal altercation, that you whip out your pistol in the middle of, may result in you appearing to be the deadly aggressor and cause a CCWing bystander to engage YOU.
Having been in the LEO business all my life, both uniformed, soft clothes and as a trainer. I can say definitively, that its much easier to go UP the use of force scale then DOWN.
If you draw your gun and he continues to advance...do you then shoot an unarmed attacker? What do you do if you e drawn and then dont shoot? Do you reholster and prepare to go empty hands? He now KNOWS exactly where your gun (probably in a zero retention holster) is.
Bad tactics there, Brother....
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