I apologize that I have mistaken your intent.
You are going to get answers from everybody from the cowboy shoot em up types to the grannies, getting dozens of complex philosophies about where lines are drawn and what measures should be taken, and a lot of what you will hear will be just plain wrong on many levels.
Your intent to de escalate if possible isn't always going to work, so you must keep options open. Sometimes deadly force is called for just because of a violent threat, because all that it takes is a single punch to disable in some instances. You are, however, imo, right to plan on using lethal force when you genuinely fear that you may be seriously injured, and sometimes it's better to err on the side of caution. If you see a weapon, the goon seems to be out of control, just seeing that person putting his hands near a weapon may indicate the need for using lethal force. For example, if you have already shown your weapon and the guy grabs a chair or a pool cue, well, what are you waiting for? Your warnings were answered with further aggression.
As far as spray or an electric device, if a person is within reach of that gun and is aggressive, I would hit him with it, no more need to consider it, for the most part. Spray is different, the fall back zone is a little farther, an aggressor is going to take it before he is six feet away.
This obviously follows whatever attempts I make to de escalate.
Put yourself in this situation. You are an old man, arthritic, tired,blind without your glasses, and you find yourself confronted. The guy looks extremely dangerous. His movements and speech don't necessarily show intent to kill, but are you going to trust your better instincts, or are you go I g to risk death, or being forever crippled? The new game is to jump unsuspecting people. When I find myself in such a position, I'm not going to blindly start stepping backward into who knows what, give three wArnings and the warning shot, anyone who advances on my weapon, no matter what I present, will be neutralized.
That's just me. You have to find your own level of comfort and work with that.
The most important points to our situation is that if you aren't vigilant and aware, there is no chance of retreat or peaceful resolution. If you aren't trained for and are carrying mace or tazer,you're in trouble. Getting to your weapon when the threat is already literally in your face is a challenge.
A g ain, I suggest reading about armed defense, spend a few hundred in some defense training, spend some time and money learning some hand to hand. Read about krav maga.
There are probably going to be people who jump on this post as nothing but bs, but it doesn't matter. Whatever they are reading into it isn't important. What matters is that our world is controlled by chaos, not order, and you must plan accordingly and act accordingly.
Remember that video of the lion that charges up and hugs his buddy? Don't count on it. It might have been the wrong lion.
You are going to get answers from everybody from the cowboy shoot em up types to the grannies, getting dozens of complex philosophies about where lines are drawn and what measures should be taken, and a lot of what you will hear will be just plain wrong on many levels.
Your intent to de escalate if possible isn't always going to work, so you must keep options open. Sometimes deadly force is called for just because of a violent threat, because all that it takes is a single punch to disable in some instances. You are, however, imo, right to plan on using lethal force when you genuinely fear that you may be seriously injured, and sometimes it's better to err on the side of caution. If you see a weapon, the goon seems to be out of control, just seeing that person putting his hands near a weapon may indicate the need for using lethal force. For example, if you have already shown your weapon and the guy grabs a chair or a pool cue, well, what are you waiting for? Your warnings were answered with further aggression.
As far as spray or an electric device, if a person is within reach of that gun and is aggressive, I would hit him with it, no more need to consider it, for the most part. Spray is different, the fall back zone is a little farther, an aggressor is going to take it before he is six feet away.
This obviously follows whatever attempts I make to de escalate.
Put yourself in this situation. You are an old man, arthritic, tired,blind without your glasses, and you find yourself confronted. The guy looks extremely dangerous. His movements and speech don't necessarily show intent to kill, but are you going to trust your better instincts, or are you go I g to risk death, or being forever crippled? The new game is to jump unsuspecting people. When I find myself in such a position, I'm not going to blindly start stepping backward into who knows what, give three wArnings and the warning shot, anyone who advances on my weapon, no matter what I present, will be neutralized.
That's just me. You have to find your own level of comfort and work with that.
The most important points to our situation is that if you aren't vigilant and aware, there is no chance of retreat or peaceful resolution. If you aren't trained for and are carrying mace or tazer,you're in trouble. Getting to your weapon when the threat is already literally in your face is a challenge.
A g ain, I suggest reading about armed defense, spend a few hundred in some defense training, spend some time and money learning some hand to hand. Read about krav maga.
There are probably going to be people who jump on this post as nothing but bs, but it doesn't matter. Whatever they are reading into it isn't important. What matters is that our world is controlled by chaos, not order, and you must plan accordingly and act accordingly.
Remember that video of the lion that charges up and hugs his buddy? Don't count on it. It might have been the wrong lion.