Fact is, Raven, a weapon doesn't have to be pointed AT YOU to be considered a deadly threat.
The aggressor's demeanor, their attitude, their intent has to also be assessed.
If someone is armed and comes at you aggressively (especially speaking that they intend to harm) BUT JUST EVEN TRIES TO REACH FOR A WEAPON, OR TOUCHING A WEAPON, THAT'S A DEADLY THREAT in my book.

Move to pull that pistol out of a holster.
Move to even try raise a slung rifle, let alone one already in an aggressor's hands.
THOSE ARE DEADLY THREATS that justify a response in Self Defense, IMO.

Everyone has a right per the 2nd Amendment to Bear Arms, but NOT to threaten harm in the process of committing crimes. PERIOD.

I don't even check for that Raven. It's whereever the barrel is pointed.

Firearm Safety Rule#2: Never point your firearm at anything you don't want to destroy.

I actually stopped going to gun ranges a few decades ago. TWICE, IDIOTS pointed their firearms at my guts out of pure carelessness. Yes those guns were loaded. Once a fella in the lane next to me decided to clear his jammed weapon pointing the gun at me, out of SHEER carelessness. In such cases, acting in self-defense is justified, too.

If a barrel of a gun is pointed in anyone's direction, that individual at the business end must assume they are a fraction of a second from DEATH. PERIOD.

Anyone in a hostile situation such as this, even coming at someone aggressively, armed & making threats, raising a weapon in any manner, MUST be perceived as a DEADLY THREAT.

The only non-threatening posture would be to have one's rifle slung over one's shoulder, and pistol holstered. That's it!