Using deadly force Ignorance is lack of knowledge. Handguns are not Star Trek stun guns and don t instantly stop attackers. Determined attackers commonly continue shooting, slashing or savagely bludgeoning for 12-15 seconds after being fatally shot with a handgun. Your peace officers are properly trained to fire center of mass, repeatedly, into vital organs, until the lethal attacker is stopped. Brain and spine-severing instantly incapacitating shots are for police riflemen.
Cops use shoulder firearms if possible when deadly force is needed for self-defense.
And the new, provable rule is 30 feet, not 21 feet. All certified cops have training in dealing with mentals. And know the last thing any cop wants to do is use deadly force, regardless of television and movies. Because they go through pure hell for months, sometimes years, being second-guessed by those completely ignorant in this field. None want to take the life of another, but cops are charged with arresting others, protecting you and the rest of society.