If you shoot to wound, you have no business carrying a gun for protection, end of story!
There is no flashing your gun, your gun comes out for 1 reason, to protect you in deadly force. If you are not going to kill the perp, then nobody better see it. Thats the problem with people that talk about this and never took a class or have any training what so ever. You dont carry a CCW to be flashy and say look at me I have a gun doint F with me...You carry a CCW for protection. You do not pull, point, shoot, flash, etc. at all. NEVER EVER pull it out to "puff your chest".
A gun for protection is for protection. You shoot to kill. If you or someone nearby life is in jeopardy, you use it and you kill. If someone comes in your house to rob you and you are home, its your judgment to decide if you and your family are at risk. 100% of the time you are, and you may not even know it. There is someone in your house and you wanna wait to see if they are going to kill you or just take your shit and let you call the cops later??? Bullshit, you act, and protect your family. They are already committing a crime by being in your house. If someone breaks into your truck, and you catch them, if all they do is run, then so be it, but if they challenge you again you decide if you are at life risk. If you are you pull your gun and fire, no warning shot, no wound them. If you don't shoot to kill it sets in that you think you weren't in a life/death situation. We have a right to protect whats ours. I dont care if its your life or your stereo in your truck. This shits out of hand and if a crook want to put your life in danger by robbing you and you walking up on him then thats exactly what it is. They say you should walk away and call the cops, F that, confront the, thats your right, if things go bad, you can decide if deadly force is necessary. If not then deal with it, take your stuff back, detain him, or let him walk. Your choice, but once you feel you are in a life/death situation, pull that gun and smoke him. I will confront ANYONE who trys to steal my shit, rob me, break in to my home. Its my right to deal with it, and protect myself, family and my stuff. Its my decision to determine when its life and death, if it goes that far I WILL pull the trigger. I spent a lot of years in classes and asst. teached CCW class in Colorado. Taking a CCW class for someone that doesnt really agree can be a big help. Even if you dont want to carry a gun, you will learn the laws, and the mindset that is actually needed to protect yourself.
Im not some macho guy, but I can assure you, if my life is at risk, I WILL pull the damn trigger.