A .44/.45 Colt is a little hard to shoot. The .45 Glock, that Gumby, Steve and I were playing with at Xmas was ideal for that caliber. Personally I'd prefer something a little smaller and more accurate, for close quarters, like a .38.
This is a valid question, when you examine the whole issue of "self-defense" through to "Just War".
Are our nations at war with this individual and all he represents? Yes.
Then I guess we should probably act in accordance with the rules of the theater of war - if he's armed, down him...
Could I pull the trigger? - I think so, albeit I don't know what the psychological repercussions of taking a life would be.
Would I pull the trigger? - that would be a real-time judgement call, depending on level of perceived threat. I couldn't make that judgement beforetime.
Sally:I like the dummy bullets idea!
PR:Unloading a clip in a semi-automatic doesn't take long, huh?
I was astonished to find how quickly those suckers zing out of the barrel.