Active Self Protection

Rule 4: Know your target, and what is beyond.
Related aphorism: You own every bullet that leaves your gun.

District attorney indicted after shooting at fugitive suspect, striking home with 3 kids inside: police (12/18/24, FoxNews)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/district-attorney-indicted-firing-fugitive-suspect-striking-home-kids-inside-police?dicbo=v2-egfoSze

"A Tennessee grand jury has indicted a district attorney after he allegedly fired shots at a fugitive suspect on Nov. 21 and ended up striking a home with a woman and three children inside, according to state officials."

I would love to see the facts in the case, but my guess is that they point to him being REALLY stupid in his pursuit and firing of shots. Even the DA isn’t a police officer tasked with chasing suspects and taking them into custody!

I add an addendum to rule 4 for my students, "Be aware of the ballistic capabilities of your handgun and how it will impact the backstop'
We are in a desert environment and for outdoor desert shooting, large rocks with offset angles in the background can be very deadly especially with really fast bullets like the 9mm which zings and the .45 which zooms.