lrb111 wrote:Begin to comply, by saying "Ok" Let me get it off... as I drop the right shoulder back.
Holding the left lapel in in my left hand, as the jacket drops off the right shoulder and the right hand is free.
At this point he should not be able to see the right hand, or covered pistol as I get it in hand. I will be using the jacket almost as a visual shield and distraction on my left, that is now completely in between the two us..
As he reaches to take it, there should be enough adrenaline running to show him the fastest magazine emptying, tactical reload performance he has ever seen.
If he hits me in the heart, he will still catch 21 Hydrashoks before I go.
Both you and "Thane" have come up with a couple of good technical solutions to this "senario"...
"Txi" did bring up a good point about the distance issue as well...
Bottom line, its still a serious judgement call you'd have to make on the spot, and there is really no right or wrong answer here in my opinion...
The reasonable decision about it being an imminent threat to you and whomever is with you has already been made...And you didn't make it...
The decision you will actually have to make is draw, or die...No one will make that one for you...