As a weapons instructor, I assume you “know” that only a very few rare, gifted, expert marksmen can conceivably be expected to perhaps use anything less than total lethal force in “stopping” an assailant in a self defense situation when a gun is the tool selected by the potential victim to defend themself.
No such “shoot to stop”, unreasonable to expect “legal” requirements can logically be required of the overwhelming numbers of merely “proficient” citizens, who may one day be forced to use a gun to defend themselves against potentially lethal attacks.
I do not bow to any political speech when it comes to self-defence issues...
“Shoot to stop” has simply been an better answer/argmentative to the media and hoplophobic communities efforts to classify any defensive shooting as a “shoot to kill” mentality...
And any proficient “marksman” anyway in a self-defence situation is not going to be anything but lucky, as we all are (or could be), to get “hits” on target...I don;t care how good you think you are...A stress fire situation almost throws that all out the window...
None of us who take the protection of our lives and property seriously do not fall into any catagories as far as I am concerned...
We do though value life more than most people, and the taking of a life in the protection of others to me shows more respect for that gift than some could ever comprehend ever...
How we actually do that does not matter...And none of us ever really desire to do so in the long run...But we are ready to do our best when a situation arises...
As for the “Shoot to Stop” and “Shoot To Kill” issue/definition goes...I’d rather “officially” go with the idea that its better not to “Shoot your mouth off” and turn a technically and justifiable shooting bad, by saying anything that could be used against you in court, or in the media...
Since you know a lot of stuff, tell me if you believe its a good thing to state as well to anyone, “I was in fear for my life!”
Then I’ll tell you how that can and will be used against you in court...
Silence is not an admission of guilt, its only recieved by those that want to classify you in the media and court as something undesirable, socially outcast, etc etc...
Go look back at the case in Dallas about a Mr. Walton who sucessfully defended himself twice in 3 weeks time and had been ambushed by a FoxNews TV reporter named Ms. Aguilar (who was subsequently suspended for the things she said in that interview with Mr. Walton...)
Then you’ll see how it is still deemed as a negative by the media and the unwashed public...
Sorry for the long rant, but I do not believe we are that far apart on the issue...