Where does the pointy end go again? I was meaning that the ability to shoot someone is not really needed in the vast majority of defensive situations. Also, i

Where does the pointy end go again? I was meaning that the ability to shoot someone is not really needed in the vast majority of defensive situations. Also, if you are up against someone who wants to kill you and who has a gun, if you have no warning then they probably have the drop on you already, and if you have reasonable warning then you would usually have many other options other than shooting someone. The remaining situations seem to be where you only have limited warning, in which case a gun might be useful.