Originally Posted by
Beat Trash
I think the answer for me would be more in the line of at what distance can I identify an individual as being a threat and warranting the use of deadly force on my part.
I live and work within CONUS. The rules of engagement that our armed forces work under in Iraq and Afghanistan do not apply to me as a civilian or while at work as a LEO, living and working within CONUS.
Can I identify which person out of a group of individuals is the one who is armed and shooting at me from 500yds, 600 yds, 800 yds?
If you are far enough away to not be able to ID the threat, and are not in a military engagement, I question whether you should be firing at that time. Even if you have the ability to hit the target from that distance, if you are unable to determine the target you are shooting at is the actual threat, then you shouldn't be shooting.