Maybe not, but that consideration might be waived following the successful takedown of a mass shooter. Note the keyword "successful".Beyond 7 yards, in most jurisdictions, it isn’t considered ‘self-defense’.
20 June 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base
Senior Airman Andrew P. Brown, age 25, with the 92nd Air Force Security Police Squadron, was patrolling the base’s housing areas on a bicycle when he received an emergency call on his two-way radio. He pedaled a quarter-mile to the scene and, while still some 70 yards away, spotted Mellberg shooting at scores of panic-stricken people in the parking lot.
Brown ditched his bicycle and ordered the gunman to drop his weapon. When Mellberg turned and shot at him, Brown dropped into a combat crouch and returned fire with his 9mm Beretta M9 semiautomatic pistol. He fired four rounds at Mellberg; two missed, one hit him in the shoulder and one struck him between the eyes, instantly ending his homicidal rampage. The drum magazine in Mellberg’s MAK-90 still held 19 rounds of ammunition.
Beyond 7 yards, in most jurisdictions, it isn’t considered ‘self-defense’.
Beyond 7 yards, in most jurisdictions, it isn’t considered ‘self-defense’.
Well...Becoming proficient at 25 and 50 yards makes up close shots extremely easy and is a big confidence booster .
Join a NRA Precision Handgun ( what we called NRA Bullseye) Leauge , shooting one handed , with no rest at 25 and 50 yards , will make you a crack shot in short order .
I shot NRA Precision Pistol (then Bullseye) with 22 LR , 38 Special and 45 acp for several decades , this was at an indoor range , became a good shot and had a great time doing it .
Gary