Quote:........... ran back to his apartment, got his handgun from a drawer, loaded a clip and returned to his neighbor’s.
After coming back, a man wearing a bandana pointed a gun at them, Jonathan Cain said.....unquote.
First of all, if he had time to grab a heater and a "clip" he had time to dial 911.
Second, as soon as he saw a bad guy with a gun out, his comes out and fires, no warnings, no demands, nothing. I practice this as much as I can at the range, hoping against hope that I'll never, ever have to do this. I set up a target at about 15' and "calmly" pull my carry piece from my pocket and shoot center mass. The idea is to do this smoothly and deliberately. The only reason I carry is in case I find myself in this situation where deadly force has been brandished against me or those with me. I'm not a cop and I don't have to identify myself. I only have to defend life, period. The exercise is remembering to remain calm as possible and just do it as mechanically as possible. There is no time to make a decision or form the perfect stance. The idea is to eliminate a life-threat. That decision to act has to be made many months before it ever happens.