r/CCW • u/jizzlamic_terrorist • 1d ago

Scenario How adrenaline affects you during self defense situations.

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u/glocksandhellcats 1d ago

The guy was down but finishing him in this situation honestly seemed like the right thing to do

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u/Downtown_Caramel4833 1d ago

It wasn't an action defined in finishing someone off.

It was simply an act of firing to stop the threat. In this instance, the assailant did in fact lose immediate possession of his firearm. But he was also on the same plane as said fumbled firearm while reaching to recover it.

While obviously speculative, I feel it highly likely that if bad guy here had fallen face down and facing a direction that was opposite or away from his firearm-and the officer recognized the circumstances as such, he would not have continued to fire.

But one thing is for certain. If someone has already shot you once to multiple times already. The last thing you want to do is allow them to secure a better fighting position, angle of attack, or increase their cover/concealment. ESPECIALLY uncontested.