Part of my point is that too many CCW courses are oriented strictly toward shooting, when that should be the last option, not the first. I have managed to defeat 22 attempted armed robberies without firing a shot or killing anyone. When you have a crime ridden city and a corrupt DA (who got caught with a cop killer in his bedroom closet), you are having to deal with this stuff on a dail basis, not once in a lifetime. The best outcome is for both the perpetrator and intended victim to walk away unharmed. That isnt always possible, but it is a heck of a lot less trouble than dealing with cops, prosecutors and lawyers.

What gets me is this proposition that you are not supposed to scare someone who is attempting to rob you or worse! What planet!?? Its OK for a criminal to scare the victim half to death, but if the intended victim puts the fear of God into a criminal, the victim is now a criminal. Unbelievable.