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Originally Posted by mudpuddle
21 feet may the be average effective range of a saturday night special but you better be closer than that if you want to take me down before I get off a shot.
If you are within six feet of an assailant you can rush them and close that distance before they can react with an accurate shot (if they do not know how to properly hold a weapon in close combat). Even a common gang banger could get off a few shots with an auto before you could cover 21 feet.
This is with a firearm holstered, unless you walk around with your firearm drawn and ready to shoot. If somesone managed to take my pistol, guess what, turn around is fair play, I can now take it from him and shoot him with his own (my) pistol. Or we can just take it from each other all day and neither of us would be hurt.