Ok.... I have had time to think more clearly on this and, with much research and learning, would like to restate my question in a much clearer sense.
First I would like to apologize to everyone that thinks I'm a wacko nut-job who wants to carry around a Dirty Harry gun to show it to everyone I think looks weird. This was not my intention.
What I meant to say was closer to something like this: What would the likelihood be of a BG turning and running when you draw a firearm, in lawful self-defense? I have seen some "carry" pistols, namely Derringer (sorry if you own one) that if I TRUELY want to do someone ill-will, I would sit there and laugh at them, as opposed to a P226 or 1911, which I would quickly turn and run as fast as I could. Also, in the same scenario, I would be more likely to run from someone who looks like they trained, as opposed to someone gripping the pistol one-handed and parallel to the floor.
To try and be more on target here: What is the likelihood that I would have to actually fire my pistol after the BG has seen it? Does the fact that I am armed have any psychological effect on the BG's reaction? I guess, what I am trying to do is put you in the BG's shoes for now, although we all know that we are not them, nor will we ever be, hopefully. If I ever have to draw, I would have EVERY intention of making that 4-mile DAO P250 trigger pull.
Perhaps the LEO/MIL have more insight on this than I do. First, I would like to SINCERELY thank all of you LEO/MIL for your service or continued service, but I hope to never see what you have to, nor do the things that you do on a daily basis. I am simply an individual exercising my rights to protect myself and my loved ones. I do wish, however, that I could get the kind of training you do....
Thank you all for your responses and not treating me like I'm a complete idiot, just new to the whole HG and CC thing.