Phil DeGraves
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You don't take the shot unless you can make the shot. Remember the 4 rules of firearms safety. All guns are loaded. Keep your finger out of the trigger guard until ready to shoot. Don't point at anything you are not willing to see destroyed. Be sure of your backstop and beyond.
Certainly, an exigency might (might) change your priorities; if someone is about to die, you may fudge a little on the rules to distract the shooter, and innocents sometimes get killed (though rarely) by bullets intended for the BG. But the situation as presented is akin to doing without electricity for fear of being electrocuted, or not learning how to swim because you are afraid to get wet.
Certainly, an exigency might (might) change your priorities; if someone is about to die, you may fudge a little on the rules to distract the shooter, and innocents sometimes get killed (though rarely) by bullets intended for the BG. But the situation as presented is akin to doing without electricity for fear of being electrocuted, or not learning how to swim because you are afraid to get wet.