I saw an old western a while back where the town was condemning a man who shot a bad guy in the back because it wasn't a "fair fight."
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Of course, these were scripted, directed and acted by the same people who advocated shooting to wound, shooting guns out of hands, and putting an overhand throwing wrist spin on every pull of the trigger.
Besides, singing cowboys looked silly enough without eye and ear protection...
Me, if a bad guy is posing a lethal threat, I'd just as soon he doesn't even know I'm there, let alone armed, until he wakes up in Hell and someone tells him.
[Via Michael G]