Defense Attorney: Redirect Your Honor? Now tnhawk, when you train, do you fire your firearm into the air, as to practice scaring the assailant? Tnhawk; No ma'am. Defense Attorney: And why is that? Tnhawk: That would be very unsafe. The projectile is uncontrolled and could come back to ground anywhere. Defense Attorney: Anywhere, and injure or kill someone? Tnhawk: Yes ma'am. Defense Attorney: So firing your firearm without regard to where the bullet may end up is not a best practice? Tnhawk: No ma'am. I am responsible for every projectile that leaves my firearm. To fire without regard to where the projectile may travel is highly irresponsible at best. Defense Attorney: As you fired three rounds, and each entered and stopped in the assailant, did any of those rounds cause any injury to any innocent bystanders? Tnhawk: No ma'am. Defense Attorney: If you would have aimed for an arm or leg, and missed, what would have happened? Tnhawk: I don't know ma'am. It would have continued on its trajectory. Defense Attorney: And possibly injure or kill an innocent bystander? Tnhawk: Possibly. Defense Attorney: Is the reason why you train, by firing your firearm into the center mass of an assailant, only to ensure the stoppage of the assailant and to protect innocent bystanders that may be nearby? Tnhawk: Yes ma'am. Defense Attorney: Was there ever an option, considering the safety of innocents nearby and beyond the assailant, of shooting elsewhere than in the center of the assailant's chest? Tnhawk: No ma'am Defense Attorney: Thank you Tnhawk. Defense rests. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk