ORIGINAL: Chris_H
Great job Fred! When Fred made eye contact with me, the robber would most likely instinctively turn his head to see what Fred was eyeballing. By the time I'd taken aim, I would have shot his knee caps... or the general area. He is an immediate threat to me... I'm not sure if shooting him without reasoning first is against the law, but I'm not about to try to reason with him; its my life I'm dealing with here. I could get shot in the process. A shot below the waste is not attempted murder, so thats what I would do. I'm cant tell you what I'd do next... it depends. Will he drop to the floor and release the weapon? Will he drop to the floor and NOT drop the weapon and aim at me?
A tough scenario, I'll give ya that Matt!
No a shot below is not attempted murder... its malicious wounding with a deadly weapon... and if you openly admit you were not trying to kill him and you hit the femoral artery and he bleeds to death, then you can get sent up for voluntary manslaughter or even 2nd degree murder.....
Always shoot center mass... you are stopping a threat to your life with gunfire... plain and simple.