every year, 65% or more of all attacks are not made with guns. the attacker not having a projectile weapon means that you can't shoot at him (legally) beyond about 10 ft of range. draw, yes, fire, no. I met Dennis Tueller back in 1978, at the IPSC natl's, where were you? 
The UCR shows that over 10% of the GUN fights occur at 10ft or less, 3/4 of them at 20 ft and less and well over 90% of them at 30 ft and less. Many of the shootings in that collection are by cops, who are called upon to fire at much longer ranges (and can get away with it) than civilians. they shoot at fleeing suspects, you better not! the shoot at barricaded suspects, with complete unconcern about who their richochets and overpenetrations hit. you better not! So civilian ranges tend to be even shorter.
Read the Armed Citizen column in the NRA mag. Much of the time, merely the sight of your ready gun suffices. If that were not so, .25's, derringers and mini-revolvers would find no buyers, cause they aint worth a hoot in a real fight! Read Jim Cirillo's book on gunfighting. out of 280 armed robbers caught in the act, cornered by the cops, less than 40 decided to shoot it out rather than surrender. that's 1 in 7. if the civilian is smart enough to leave the attacker and out, and gets his gun "on' the attacker soon enough, the odds are very great that he'll never have to hit anyone with a bullet. good thing, too, cause if you do, it will cost you about $50,000 to stay out of prison and not be sued for everything you ever have. Just ask OJ Simpson if it's possible to win the criminal trial and lose the lawsuit. about the same issue.
The UCR shows that over 10% of the GUN fights occur at 10ft or less, 3/4 of them at 20 ft and less and well over 90% of them at 30 ft and less. Many of the shootings in that collection are by cops, who are called upon to fire at much longer ranges (and can get away with it) than civilians. they shoot at fleeing suspects, you better not! the shoot at barricaded suspects, with complete unconcern about who their richochets and overpenetrations hit. you better not! So civilian ranges tend to be even shorter. Read the Armed Citizen column in the NRA mag. Much of the time, merely the sight of your ready gun suffices. If that were not so, .25's, derringers and mini-revolvers would find no buyers, cause they aint worth a hoot in a real fight!
Read Jim Cirillo's book on gunfighting. out of 280 armed robbers caught in the act, cornered by the cops, less than 40 decided to shoot it out rather than surrender. that's 1 in 7. if the civilian is smart enough to leave the attacker and out, and gets his gun "on' the attacker soon enough, the odds are very great that he'll never have to hit anyone with a bullet. good thing, too, cause if you do, it will cost you about $50,000 to stay out of prison and not be sued for everything you ever have. Just ask OJ Simpson if it's possible to win the criminal trial and lose the lawsuit. about the same issue.
