That is indeed my opinion, but it is based on the experience of our officers and that of members of other police forces. In fact, it is more difficult to determine
what could have happened as opposed to what did happen. When we shoot someone and they die, it's a fact, the person's dead. When we go to a scene and we don't shoot someone, it's much more subjective as to whether or not we would have had to shoot them in other circumstances. Every circumstance is different. But we certainly have some specific examples.
I can tell you that as I travel around the country and visit with officers, their experience tells them that they are safer and the public is safer because we have that tool in our tool box.