A gun is considered deadly force in the US, and thus would only be justified when facing a deadly force threat.
> But yes, you can shoot to wound to stop attack.
That is not really a thing. Often people don't die when they are shot, but you can't realistically have a goal of only shooting to wound. You shoot to stop the attack.
> But second, there are special laws that say how and when you can use the gun itself - so legally the gun or not does matter.
Can you give some examples? It's not obvious to me what such laws would be or why they would be beneficial.
A gun is considered deadly force in the US, and thus would only be justified when facing a deadly force threat.
> But yes, you can shoot to wound to stop attack.
That is not really a thing. Often people don't die when they are shot, but you can't realistically have a goal of only shooting to wound. You shoot to stop the attack.
> But second, there are special laws that say how and when you can use the gun itself - so legally the gun or not does matter.
Can you give some examples? It's not obvious to me what such laws would be or why they would be beneficial.