Yep. LOL
for this.
I truly enjoy choking the crap out of stupid people if I get the chance. It is such a stress reliever...................
For me, it seems as though without the obvious "means" to do the harm if he was further than about 18 feet I think the situation could have been handled my merely turning, lifting the covering clothes in such a fashion that makes the weapon obvious and placing your hand on it. I see this as a "escalation of force" tactic. Had he seen the gun at this point he probably would have ran. If not then drawing the weapon ensures that he sees it, however it may or may not be necessary to point it at them yet. This just gives them an even better opportunity to identify that you are armed and willing to use it and the opportunity to run. If he still chooses to ignore and advances, then pointing at him, removing the safety, etc would be much more "feasible" of a reaction. Now, if he was within that 18 ft. +/- bubble, then you can skip steps as necessary depending on circumstances. This system simply ensures that you have taken all possible measures to "avoid" use of deadly force and if their attack persists, then it's hard to argue against your actions. The courts are going to want exactly that. They are going to want to know if you did EVERYTHING within your power to indicate to the attacker that you were armed and prepared to use deadly force prior to his engagement.
