where to shoot?

[bigkahuna07]

lets say you were forced into a situation in that you had to defend yourself from another man with a gun and you didn't want to kill the person where would you want to shoot the person to down him or at least let him know that if he doesn't back off you will put him down? I heard that it isn't practical to try to shoot the gun out his hand and that even if you hit him in an arm or shoulder it may not keep him from shooting back at you so I would like to ask just where should you shoot him to down him without killing him.

[Big Frank]

I would aim for the stomach. If that didn't convince him to leave me alone, I'd aim a few inches higher and shoot for the heart/lung area.

[Hazcat]

CENTER MASS!!  NO EXCEPTIONS!!

[bigkahuna07]

is there a certain area around the stomach or chest you should shoot for because I don't want to kill the person unless I am forced to and have no choice, plus I have always been taught that a gun may be weapon for self defense and is perfectly able to kill but you should only kill as a last resort.

[philw]

IMO


if he had a gun / knife   and was wanting to KILL me  

I would be wanting to be the quicker one.   defend my self and family  and STOP the threat

Centre Mass  Double Tap

you may not get a second chance. 

as I heard the saying  better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6



this all hypothetical as here we are not alowed to shoot criminals due to Self Defense not being a purpose of use for owning a firearm over here  

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[Hazcat]

BIG,

You shoot to stop the threat.  That said, ya ain't Annie Oakly, especially in a VERY tense situation.  You aim for center mass (biggest target area) and that's it.  You do not 'shoot to kill' AND you do NOT 'shoot to wound', you shoot to 'stop'.

[bigkahuna07]

thanks for the info it is appreciated.

[Thanos]

Try to flee first and only draw your weapon if you have no other options or if you feel as though you or someone else is being threatened with bodily harm. You want to be really careful about pulling a gun.

[tombogan03884]

Get PROFESSIONAL training in defensive shooting ! Go NOW and buy Mossad Ayoob's book "In the Gravest Extreme" and start reading it as soon as you get home.
If the situation is threatening enough for you to shoot, shoot center of mass until he either falls down or stops doing what made you shoot him. If he runs away fine, if he is hurt but lives fine, if he dies tough sh!t, he should not have been threatening you and/or your family.

[m25operator]

BIG,

You shoot to stop the threat.  That said, ya ain't Annie Oakly, especially in a VERY tense situation.  You aim for center mass (biggest target area) and that's it.  You do not 'shoot to kill' AND you do NOT 'shoot to wound', you shoot to 'stop'.

Like Haz said, you should not even place any value on the perpetrators life forces, sucks to be him or her. Hesitation kills, don't give ANY credit to the person who is trying to stop your life force, shoot til they can't shoot back, or stab you, or bludgeon you, or grab you or yours. Your mental attitude should be, " f..k these people, who the hell are they to try to take my life, my belongings, or my family " get mad and focused, it will help if you have to be mean. It is also absolutely true. If you or yours are TRULY in danger, you cannot think about the consequences to you, only the consequences if you don't do what needs to be done.
It might mean aggression, and maybe not, but if it does, do it now and sudden and don't hold back. Fighting for you life or someone else's means exactly that, a fight, where 2nd place is a bad deal.