Originally Posted by ManInCamo

you can always tell the people who are clueless about guns, and/or have never shot a gun when they say 'shoot them in the leg, shoo their tires out...' etc'

Shooting isn't like it is in the movies, much more difficult to hit a human size target when the SHTF, let alone a small moving target, usually in the dark.

I also think its funny that those who have NO CLUE are trying to answer the question about the laws


Like some of the more informed people have said(ie: the cops and those who carry) have said:
for most states:
If you, as a reasonable person, have a reasonable fear of grave bodily harm or death then would be theoretically justified in shooting to kill.

also, you don't shoot to wound, you shoot to stop the threat. In real life when shot, you don't fly back ten feet and die. Many times assailants don't know they have been shoot and will keep attacking, especially drugged up bad guys. You shoot to stop the threat, sometimes thats one shot COM ( center of mass, chest) other times it a lot more than that.