You are allowed to remove the threat by firing ONLY ONE SHOT .....any more than ONE SHOT might land you in the same situation this Oklahoma pharmacist found himself in.

You see, we have to be kinder and gentler to people who wish to do us harm......kid pulls a gun on the pharmacist but in self defense the pharmacist was supposed to have shot him ONCE ONLY. You best hit your target using only one shot while operating under the stress of staring at a robber's gun barrel because any subsequent shots fired by you might be deemed "an execution". In this case, the robber was subdued by one shot so the jury felt any more shots fired by the pharmacist were unjustified. I can't help but wonder if any of the jury members had ever been the victim of an armed robbery while at work.

Of course there is the "fight or flight" syndrome. Either run away from your property (business or home) or stand your ground and fight but don't fight too hard or use more than one shot to halt a threat or you may then be considered "an executioner". Robbers have rights.

The Oklahoma City pharmacist had set up a pharmacy in a poor underserved neighborhood so that the have nots could have easy and ready access to pharmacy services. As a result of trying to help the have nots, he is now living the maxim "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished".

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