Originally Posted By: BrianB
1. They decide to stop themselves. They may do this at the sight of an armed defender, or they may do this because they don't like getting shot. Either way, nobody but the aggressor has control over this one. No handgun hits hard enough to influence this factor.


The higher the caliber, the more it's gonna hurt. The more it hurts, the more likely you're gonna stop. I would like to meet the man who can take a .357, or a .45, or a .44 to the gut and still keep fighting.