My son, Matt, is a deputy sheriff. About 18 months ago, he was called to a scene involving a suicidal subject with a knife. The man was in a nearly-empty parking lot at a ski area with a 6" fixed blade knife. Matt took up station about 50' away alongside a new deputy he was training. Matt had an M1A rifle, his trainee a 12 ga. shotgun. They were behind their truck's doors. Two other deputies arrived and posted on either side of the subject. Negotiation went on for about a half hour, but the subject made his intent very clear. He finally charged, coming on at a dead run. Matt fired one shot at about 15', the trainee fired his shotgun almost simutaneously. Both hit center mass and the situation was thus resolved. They were, of course, criticized in the press for not " shooting him in the leg" or "tazing him" or some other idiotic thing. Bottom line, there was no way he was going to shoot anywhere but center mass on a guy with a big knife and the announced intent to use it. Fortunately, his boss backed him and all ended well. Knives simply cannot be taken lightly as so many seem to think.

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