Bad LEO Advice Of The Day From Colorado Springs...

[kmitch200]

The desired affect was to ventilate the POS in front of him and his wife threatening both with a machete.

This is a major pet peeve. If you bring your gun into the fight intend to use it until such the attacker does something to change your mind.
The quote is "nobody likes to leaks" not "guns make criminals run away.". It isn't a magical talisman.

Huh?
The desired effect is to stop the threat.
If you can stop the threat without firing a shot, you just saved yourself a sh!tload of lawyer money and legal headache.

Be prepared to? Damn right!  Fire for effect? Only if the bad guy makes it necessary.
Unfired guns make criminals flee thousands of times a year. To think that you HAVE to shoot EVERY threat is foolish.

[Solus]

If I see the BG drawing a gun on me, it's past the time for warning gestures.

[ronlarimer]

Huh?
The desired effect is to stop the threat.
If you can stop the threat without firing a shot, you just saved yourself a sh!tload of lawyer money and legal headache.

Be prepared to? Damn right!  Fire for effect? Only if the bad guy makes it necessary.
Unfired guns make criminals flee thousands of times a year. To think that you HAVE to shoot EVERY threat is foolish.

I never said anything about shooting every threat, nor did I say anything about displaying a gun to every threat, but if yo pull your firearm you should intend to fire it.  It is not a threat.  If he quits, turns and runs, drops to his knees or in someway shows me that he is no longer a threat GREAT!  But he better do it quick as he has about 1.7 seconds if I am wearing a tucked in shirt and less if I don't.

If I am not in fear for my life then he will never fear for his.

[tombogan03884]

I never said anything about shooting every threat, nor did I say anything about displaying a gun to every threat, but if yo pull your firearm you should intend to fire it.  It is not a threat.  If he quits, turns and runs, drops to his knees or in someway shows me that he is no longer a threat GREAT!  But he better do it quick as he has about 1.7 seconds if I am wearing a tucked in shirt and less if I don't.

If I am not in fear for my life then he will never fear for his.

I understand what you are saying, addressing the mindset that if it's bad enough to draw you need to be prepared to shoot unless the situation changes.
But that was not how your first post came across.

[Big Frank]

Warning shots should be center mass.

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[tombogan03884]

Warning shots should be center mass.

Put the second one in the head he's thinking with 

[tt11758]

Put the second one in the head he's thinking with 

Good plan!!  I've never believed in meaningless gestures.

[tt11758]

"You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work, but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language."
Anon. Clint Smith - Thunder Ranch

FIFY 

[Pathfinder]

I never said anything about shooting every threat, nor did I say anything about displaying a gun to every threat, but if yo pull your firearm you should intend to fire it.  It is not a threat.  If he quits, turns and runs, drops to his knees or in someway shows me that he is no longer a threat GREAT!  But he better do it quick as he has about 1.7 seconds if I am wearing a tucked in shirt and less if I don't.

If I am not in fear for my life then he will never fear for his.

Sometimes all it takes is stopping and asking a question. MB related a tale of the few times he has had to draw on someone, in this case an intruder at the door, and MB said he pointed a small caliber weapon at the BG. The guy stopped his progress through the door, his eyes got real big, and he asked "What do I have to do to not die?"

[Solus]

Warning shots should be center mass.

Correct.  They will serve as a great warning for his accomplice.