Originally Posted by
Syme
Actually the latter situation is not necessarily better. A prosecutor can really go to town on you if you admit that you knowingly used what is legally lethal force (i.e. fired a gun) in a situation where you didn't believe lethal force was justified (since you didn't shoot to kill). You are basically saying "I used lethal force even though I didn't think it was necessary to kill", which amounts to handing the prosecution your ass on a plate. You should NEVER EVER "shoot him in the leg in an attempt to put him down" or anything like that; that's TV nonsense, it has no place in real life. If you shoot at all, shoot for the center of mass. Every professional self-defense instructor will tell you exactly the same thing.
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