Warnings depend on the situation. Lethal threats are met with lethal force.
Sometimes that sight is enough to stop the threat. If someone retreats or withdraws their threat of violence
in time, then letting them live is the right thing to do. Legality and morality are certainly two different situations. Defending yourself is within reason to all but the most extreme pacifists, but if they're retreating, you've successfully defended yourself. "No shot stop"?
There are 6,7, and even 8 shot revos out there for self defense, most snubbies are only capable of only 5-6, but... I truly feel the ease of use of a revolver makes it a perfect candidate for beginners. Roninsensei, I like revolvers for many newbies because some of them don't have upper body/arm/hand strength to run a semiauto. Some have arthritis, etc... Revolvers have a super simple manual of arms that even the least interested person could grasp. Not everyone wants to learn, or can reach the decocker, safety, mag release. I think this is large part of why Glocks are so popular. They are easy to use. Load them and shoot. No decocker, no safety(Manual, external ones anyways). Of course they're reliable and accurate enough, but simplicity is Glock's claim to fame. I feel the same way about revos. Using them "In the field" is a fairly general term, I guess. We used revolvers in service for a long time. They were used in the wild west, of course, and were the standard issue sidearm for PDs up until the 80s, when they started the transition to semis. Much of this might depend on holsters and where you are actually at. I've had an SP101 full of sand shoot without a problem, but I have also seen a Charter Arms & Smith & Wesson revolver with bad timing that locked up when they were perfectly clean. Maybe this just has to be left up to each individual shooter as they decide to arm themselves. I dunno. I am a BIG fan of revolvers, but I carry Glocks and 1911s personally... Maybe that makes me a hypocrite.
Another aspect of revolvers that I like is the firepower. I agree that a well placed shot is paramount to stopping a threat, but power isn't a bad thing, and revolvers can allow you to shoot a 38special(For similar to 9mm ballistics) or 357magnum, which is hard to beat when it comes to proven histories. Granted it's a handful, but so is a 45 for most novice shooters. This allows them to step up as their familiarity increases.
A revolver itself is highly reliable, easy to use and easy to operate under stress. Theresnothing wrong with carrying a revolver... Muscle memory, and mind controll is number two for me.
The best gun in your hand is worthless if you are frozen of feat or in shock.
I couldnt' agree more. I think that mindset is the most important aspect of preparedness, including training for home & self defense. This is just my opinion of course, but I feel that the mindset is what gets us to prep in the first place, or it's what gets us to realize that there are dangers out there that we need to protect ourselves from. Mindset gets us to begin training and is what keeps us in a fight or keeps us from going into shock when injured. The more we train, the more we develop muscle memory and skills that help us grow in our mindset to be prepared to defend ourselves against whatever it is that we're up against.