Warning shots are a terrible idea. Either shoot until the threat is ended or don’t shoot at all. Firing a warning shot does the opposite of what people intend and proves that you are not willing to shoot a person and you show the police and a jury that whatever situation was not bad enough to use lethal force before you started shooting

Warning shots are a terrible idea. Either shoot to kill or don’t shoot at all. Firing a warning shot does the opposite of what people intend and proves that you are not willing to shoot a person and you show the police and a jury that whatever situation was not bad enough to use lethal force before you started shooting