The armed victim has the killer in her gunsights and at her mercy (it's usually a woman in these situations) but the killer knows they have nothing to fear. The victim is either unable or unwilling to use her weapon as the killer walks up to her and plucks the gun out of her hands leaving her a tearful heap begging for her life. Often involves a Hannibal Lecture. Compare You Wouldn't Shoot Me. Examples of Defensive Failure include: