The comments following the article have some good points, too.
A comment I read from another source, said that an "average citizen" involved in using a handgun for self defense, hits the target in only 2% of the attempts.
The statement made in this article has the perp being much closer than I had thot, when the defender fired....
I guess the use of my Mossberg is a fairly sure way to TCOB....At least up to 50'.