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hheremtp wrote:Just because the law states that you don't have to retreat doesn't mean that you shouldn't given the proper circumstance. There could be multiple reasons one would want to retreat; the one that comes to mind first is the idea that by retreating you might be able to put an immovable object between yourself and the BG.

Or to get closer to your trunk gun.

VoiceofReason wrote:Is this common?

If you haven't already read them, I would recommend the following:
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
On Combat, The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace

LtC Grossman's experience in psychology and combat provides a level of insight into the psychological effects of the justifiable use of force that a lot of others just don't have. You can find a lot of psychologists and psychiatrists that have studied criminals, but his focus has been on helping soldiers and law enforcement deal with the effects of having to use deadly force.

The Annoyed Man wrote:The first is that, if they really intended harm, it seems that their best tactic would have been to pull up behind your car, blocking you in.

Actually, their best tactic would have been to have a sniper on the roof of the store with a suppressed PSG-1 and subsonic ammo to drop him quickly and quietly just as soon as he was close enough for the ground team to grab his stuff and leave.

You see, if BGs used the best tactics, we wouldn't bother carrying because we'd never have a chance to get a concealed weapon into action. Since they screw up on a pretty regular basis in planning as well as execution, the good guys can often win when properly prepared.