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If you put me in a situation where I feel the need to take out a weapon, one us is gonna die and I hope its you!
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While in most jurisdictions the threshold for the lawful justification or producing a weapon is the same as that for actually using deadly force, things can change--instantly. One who has lawfully drawn may not always be justified in discharging the firearm after having drawn.
Whatever "need" the person may have "felt" would have to be supported by the facts known to the defender at the time.
The defender's lawful objective is not to cause the attacker to die--it is to defend himself. Death may, of course, occur.
The likelihood that handgun fire will result in death is actually rather low--about one chance in six.
A statement such as that one made in a public forum is discoverable, and it could prove
extremely damaging in a criminal or civil trial.