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Yes, boomerang did put it well. I would add that the sole measure of the necessity to defend yourself with deadly force is, do you think your attacker through his actions could kill you or cause you great bodily harm? That is all you need to know for justification. Generally it ain't no thinkin' thing. It happens too fast. You're running on instinct. But still, you will know.

If the CHL holder has his gun in a holster with a high level of retention, it might be reasonable to assume the attacker will probably not get his hands on the gun and consequently is not a deadly or harmful threat. At least it postpones the threat assessment until he does come into possession of the gun if all other things are equal.

But if the CHL holder's weapon is in a holster without retention devices, a reasonable expectation from the outset is that the suspect could very likely come into possession of the gun and thereby the threat is immediate and justifies preventive action.

The simple life is the good life.

As long as we're being hypothetical here, while someone is trying to grab your gun, just grab your knife and run him through and carve him up. Sounds like a hypothesis to me.