I’m not advocating “shooting to wound.” That is silly Hollywood stuff. “Aim for the center of mass and fire until the target is no longer a threat” would be my advice. “2 to the chest followed by 2 to the head” is fine for Baghdad or Tora Bora but in a domestic self-defense scenario is a recipe for 20 to life in the Big House. The prosecutor will characterize a deliberate head shot as an execution-especially if it was not the first shot or if it was administered after the target ceased advancing.
I think you watch too many movies. If somebody comes in or breaks into your house and threatens you with a weapon you can shoot them til the cows come home in the state of GA and thats precisely what I would do. It would be a clear case of self defense and nobody would try to charge me with anything. When you shoot to kill you either shoot in center mass or in the head. You are not going to be charged with murder for being a good shot. Thats ridiculous. In GA if someone accosts you in the driveway with a weapon you can kill them in your driveway.
Right now there is a post on FR about a guy in Conroy, SC who was approached by an assailant in the parkig lot of his business. The assailant pulled a gun and demanded money. the victim proceeded to empty a 5 shot revolver into the guy and then pulled another gun from his other pocket and emptied it into the attacker. No charges will be filed in the incident. I rest my case.