Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Texas Democratic Party adopts 2012 platform with strong gun-hostile verbage [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)Retreating does not necessarily entail running or turning one's back on an aggressor, which would possibly put you in greater danger. It could entail locking your car door, dialing 911 and driving away rather than reaching for your gun and chasing the "bad" guy to shoot him.
Defending yourself should be in line with the kind of threat you are under. If a guy is approaching you with a baseball bat and he's 100 feet away, do you stand your ground and shoot him or walk or run to safety? If the guy is 10 feet away pointing a gun at you and you have no magic door to step through, then by all means shoot him if you can.
DTR is not designed to give the streets to the criminals. It is designed to instill common sense into the minds of the cowboys and would be Dirty Harrys of this world. The Zimmermans.