Another "I" don't get it...

[Matt_X]

A friend was told by her CC instructor to make sure and empty your gun on the bad guy if you ever use it. Doing so would be evidence that you were totally frightened out of your mind.

That's pretty bad advice. More so from a CC instructor.

1. Deciding that one's self or others known to you are in danger of severe bodily harm or death is a rational decision.

Advising faking insanity or loss of control is not going to get anyone a free pass.

2. In many situation there will be a high probability of a second person. The lookout, the backup, the getaway driver or a second robber.

It's hard to see this bit of misguidance as anything close to the advise not to cock a DA revolver.

 

[tlawler]

I meant to do that!

This discussion reminds me of this guy.


Indoor shooting range instructor accidentally discharges 44 Magnum gun - YouTube

 

[BC38]

A friend was told by her CC instructor to make sure and empty your gun on the bad guy if you ever use it. Doing so would be evidence that you were totally frightened out of your mind.

...doing that could ALSO be interpreted as you were angry and made the conscious DECISION to kill the "bad guy" - rather than just stopping the threat to your own safety.
Especially if ballistics show that one or more of those shots were fired as the bad guy was "going down" - i.e. after he was no longer a threat to you or yours.

Seems like pretty poor advise to me. I think the better advise would be to "continue shooting until the bad guy is no longer a threat" - i.e. he is no longer advancing or able to do you harm - then STOP shooting...