OldMarksman
Staff
Posted by buck460XVR:
But there is a risk that it might happen. Triggers can and do get pulled unintentionally. Even police officers who have been trained to keep their fingers off the trigger do touch the trigger without realizing it. In a high-adrenaline situation, that could have devastating results.
If I have reason to believe that deadly (or in a handful of states, non deadly physical) force would be justified (and that means immediately necessary), I will be justified in presenting a weapon. Usually, the presence of a "potential threat" does not rise to the level of an imminent threat requiring the use of force.What does that [the importance of avoiding an unintentional shooting] have to do with covering someone who is a potential threat until it is known the there is no threat.
I am not.Why are you assuming folks are going to pull the trigger and shoot without identifying their target?
But there is a risk that it might happen. Triggers can and do get pulled unintentionally. Even police officers who have been trained to keep their fingers off the trigger do touch the trigger without realizing it. In a high-adrenaline situation, that could have devastating results.