According to Taylor, “(e)vidence…shows that you are four to five times more likely to be fired at, if you pull your gun out during a crime situation”. This revelation comes as a surprise. Neither myself, nor my colleagues, nor any researchers or security industry professionals I have spoken with have ever heard of such a statistic.
Presenting a firearm during a violent confrontation is something that occurs as a last resort under duress. The law is clear that using lethal force is only justifiable when a person reasonably perceives their life, or that of an innocent third party, to be in imminent danger from an unlawful attack. All licenced firearm owners know and understand this
