Hereabouts, the rule is that if you're not prepared to shoot on sight, you have to be prepared to shake hands.
People have since reckoned that, if China's leadership were prepared to shoot down civilians, it might also be prepared to tear up its promises to Hong Kong.
He's prepared to shoot the puck.
He was clearly prepared to shoot more people, police and bystanders would later report.
Herbert Miller, 86, described Kapaun pushing aside an enemy soldier who was prepared to shoot Miller.
'They were prepared to shoot my wife and my son on the spot,' Dixon told police.
And make sure that the law-abiding citizen is ready, capable and prepared to shoot back.
More to the point, it said "you can't take a hostage you aren't prepared to shoot".
When he drew his weapon and prepared to shoot, she turned and ran the other way, avoiding his fire.
Even before the exchange, the police officer looks on edge, disoriented, almost frantic, and, most worryingly, entirely prepared to shoot.
As an aside, I bet you could find someone prepared to shoot a stranger dead on camera for $25,641.
