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Pondering too long on whether or not to put down an aggressor, though, could easily be the last decision you find yourself deciding on in the realm of the living. Has anyone other than me caught the fact that death of the receiving party of potentially lethal force is only a side effect, and that incapacitation, though near to or indistinguishable from death as it may be, is the only real immediate goal in defensive shooting? Lung shots or even heart shots that can instantly end aggression are entirely possible to survive with prompt medical treatment. I suppose that in most cases the desire to eliminate that person's threat from society forever is indeed a worthy objective, but secondary to eliminating that capacity for further violence right there and then. Death is between them and the medical folks...your survival is your only concern.
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