And why shouldn't he be aggressive? He was outnumbered and ougunned. Flight had effectively been cut off, and they had proven willing to chase you down with a truck. Fight is pretty much all that's left. That or surrender and hope they don't do anything to you.
Anyone here have "surrender and hope for the best" on their self defense tactics?
My comment was more about how the driver messed up. I am not sure what Aurbury could have done better. He went for the shotgun, failed to get control of it, and got shot. I don't know what they would have done if Aurbury ran or if he just stood there. When he went for the shotgun, that forced a response. Was there a better choice, I don't know.
Putting myself in his shoes: I am usually armed when I am out for a walk. If someone drove up and jumped out with a shotgun, I would be thinking theft and likely draw depending on what it looked like. Yeah, I wouldn't be assuming he out bird hunting. I guess someone could mistake you for someone else so it isn't an impossible scenario.