Reply #39: I couldn't agree more

[Euromutt]

For some reason, the late Mr. Paul was unable or unwilling to keep shooting. If the two were in punching distance of each other, it's possible Dickens was able to wrest the weapon away, thereby making it physically impossible for Paul to continue shooting. It's also possible that Paul wasn't fully convinced that the threat to him merited shooting and possibly killing Dickens (though I'm inclined to think it did) and hesitated after the first two shots, thus giving Dickens the opportunity to wrest the gun away. With Mr. Paul dead, we'll never know.