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It might turn out differently next time, but it is possible (though not advisable) to draw on an already drawn weapon.

Apparently, she felt as if the perp. was going to shoot her no matter what she did.

I'm not advocating that you "draw when already covered", unless there is no other alternative. But, when you consider certain factors, it might be possible to do so.

If someone is holding you at gun point (and especially if they are verbal), then their mind is not yet made up to shoot. Action generally beats reaction (all things being equal). In this case "all things" are not equal because the officer must draw and present her weapon.

Still, if the perp. is inattentive, doesn't get a "tactile clue", or is simply so surprised by her reaction, then she might well get 1-2 seconds "ahead" of him. Then consider... that he must "assimilate" what he has seen (decide to react). A good rate of assimilation is .20 to .40 of a second. Add to that... "reaction time", (the time required to physically accomplish a given task". In this case, (even if she didn't move, which I bet she did) and he only needed to pull the trigger, then .20 to .25 would be pretty darn good.

Lets do some math: Minimum (Shock factor 1 second, rate of assimilation .20, reaction time .20)........we're pretty close to 1.50 seconds for her to draw and shoot. Thats very do-able.

Try your reaction time here:

http://www.getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html


It may add more time to the scenario above.

Mine was .20666