Originally Posted by SallyRand

One should never display or bring into use a deadly weapon without fully intending to use it. "Warning shots" should NEVER be fired as they pose a danger to innocent bystanders.

The fuck you know about "presenting" a firearm?

And you are 100% wrong about the use of a firearm in self defense "haunting" the defender. I have used a firearm in self defense and it doesn't bother me one litle bit, in fact, I feel pretty Goddamned good about it because the use of that firearm brought a nasty situation to a swift close, thus preserving my life and ending the danger the situation was posing to innocent bystanders.

The bad guy did not die, through no fault of my own; the FMJ bullet which I fired into him was slightly deflected by a rib, thus sparing his heart so it hit his spine instead. He now gets to remember every day of what will be a short and pitiful life just what he did to bring himself to his present state; confined to a wheelchair with a bag and a tube.

Does this bother me?

I'd hate to be in his position but he reaped what he sowed and the higher up the spinal column is cut, the shorter the life span. He made his choice and I made mine. And all the Good Guys got to go home that day.

Will I feel bad the day he dies, knowing that he died ultimately because I shot him?

Yeah, I'll feel bad for him and that he made wrong choices but will I feel bad about having shot him?

Not in the tiniest little bit.

I think he made the wrong choice, don't you?