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57Coastie wrote:

wheelgun1958 wrote:Center mass would have been better. A knife wielding burglar can close REAL quick.

I would respectively suggest that this case is a great example of restraint on the part of a shooter who successfully used his handgun to nullify a threat without taking a life -- a shooter who had the self-confidence in his ability to do so -- he had this self-confidence though the kill zone is a much larger target than is a shin. Neither a CHL nor the Castle Doctrine compel one to take a life when one decides that, under the circumstances, it is not necessary to go quite that far in legitimately protecting himself and others.

This father deserves commendation for exercising this self-restraint under what must have been quite stressful conditions. I hope I am able to do the same, if appropriate, should I ever face such a situation.

Jim

“I fired twice. I aimed low. I didn’t want that knife to end up in my chest.”

Hernandez was hit once in the left shin. He was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in good condition, Baker said.

“I was just glad he wasn’t dead,” said Yoakum, who is trained to use firearms and has a concealed-carry license.