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I was thinking of a scenario where, instead of trying to draw and return fire immediately, you take cover and shoot. If you are with someone, they may be next to you behind cover and able to assist. I've never been in this situation (and hopefully never will be) but if someone came in to some location and began firing, I think my first reaction would be to protect myself by getting behind or under something and then returning fire when most advantageous to a more favorable outcome. I may be the only hope for the lives of everyone there and I'm not very useful dead. However, I often get the impression that as time goes by, the less likely I am to be the only CHL holder in ANY location.

However, the point of this post was more about the legal ramifications of such actions as opposed to the practical application.

Sorry if this has been covered; I'm still new here.
I heard a personal defense/tactical weapons expert talking on Tom Gresham's Gun Talk a few months back and was curious about something he said. He always carries 2 CHs and stated that, given the opportunity, he would give his back-up firearm to someone else to aid him in extinguishing a threat. Simply stated, two are better than one. I never heard him state that he would have to be certain of the other persons ability to effectively handle a firearm, but I don't think anyone on this forum would give a gun to someone they didn't know, threat or no threat. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) Getting down to brass tax, let's assume you are at some location with your best friend/relative (anyone whom has demonstrated their capabilities with a fire arm to you) , and a BG presents himself as a threat permitting a deadly force reaction. Do you give your back-up firearm to that person? Does it matter if they have a CHL (maybe they left their CH at home)? What liabilities are you incurring by supplying that weapon (civil and criminal)?