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In reply to the discussion: A revolver on its own would have been inadequate. [View all]appal_jack
(3,813 posts)30. The perp would never have reached her.
        Watching that video, the mom is not vicious or going out of her way to harm the perpetrator. In self-defense situations, you shoot until the threat is stopped or the gun is empty. In this case, the latter outcome happened first, and the assailant was then able to grab the gun, pistol whip the mom, and then try to shoot the daughter (but the gun was empty). 
There's no point in going too deep down "would have" rabbit holes, but all evidence in the video points toward the mother handling the firearm competently enough to keep possession of it until it was empty. And once the gun was out of the equation, the assailant's larger mass, greater strength, and viciousness became the dominant factors.
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        What is the caliber of the revolver? I don't see that mentioned in the article.
        TexasProgresive
        Feb 2018
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        So what is the caliber of the revolver? Nothing I've seen on a search gives that info.
        TexasProgresive
        Feb 2018
        #18
      
        
        There Are Some Amazing Exhibitions of Quick Firing/Reloading a Revolver on Target
        DoctorJoJo
        Mar 2018
        #46
      
        
        There are thousands of videos on YouTube showing people not getting robbed at gunpoint.
        Kaleva
        Mar 2018
        #49
      
        
        So you ban firearms and you think criminals who aren't allowed to own firearms..
        EX500rider
        Mar 2018
        #47