So, what about this situation:
While in line to pay for your coffee at Super America and within the span of at least four security cameras, the dude in front of you pulls out what appears to be a functional firearm and threatens the clerk with death or great bodily harm. Do you:
a - Pull out your concealed and entirely functional firearm and order him to surrender, or
b - Pull out out your concealed firearm and shoot him in the head without any advisory that you are going to do this?
c - Do nothing but take note of the dude's description and which way he went so you can tell the police?
Dead, in jail or feeling guilty - what's your call?
Let's see...
First, He's atacking the clerk
not you (in fact you are behind his back, so you can dissapear easily)
Second, If he's thretening the clerk it would be for:
1 - money ( to which the clerk should / would be happy to oblige. There's no point getting killed for any amount of money (as they mean nothing).
If there's 80% chance to secure his gun, I would ( some advantage of being from behind here) BUT if not, I'm backing off. If the clerk want's to play brave or stupid over money there's little more you can do without getting possibly hurt.
2 - jeolasy ( he's involved with a relative of some sort or this is an "family" affair. I think this is best left to the participating parties, but again if chances are favourable, I would take him down. Problem is, at that point, everyone around is "oh my gosh" and not thinking clearly...so you could end up hurting someone else too in the process.
so...a - wrong, b - wrong, c - half right (but not wrong) One thing to remember is that most times those people are so "high" they don't actually feel any pain! So there is only a manute chance they will be listening to any threats or arguments. Don't point a gun to someone who has a gun drawn out. You are asking to be shot. Only do it if you actually simultaneously pulling the trigger. NO ARGUING! this ofcourse is / should be you very last resort! As a friend of mine says: I'd rather take my chances in court, than have no chance at all!!!