re: Realistically...unarmed assailant attacks armed victim: is assailant unarmed?

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A person has a gun and gets attacked. He makes a mistake. Do you think his mistake was that he did not fire his weapon when he should have, or that he fired his weapon when he didn't need to or should not have?

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I'm unclear re you query, BF. But it would be up to the victim to assess the threat that the attacker posed; and act in a timely manner. If an aggressor attacks, from that point on there is only one choice that would be a clear cut "mistake"...and that would be not to shoot. Though a charitable option might be to fire a warning shot, if time allows.