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Permanently confused
Except, of course, we see all the time where both police and the military fail miserably in this regard.
Sure, all the time, that's why they should both be disbanded.
M14 Shooter: said:And, of course, the entire idea that the police are SO much more qualified than the typical person tha carries a gun is abject fallacy.
So, how's your Active Shooter Response going? Rushed into a building to take out an armed offender lately? <---- ad hom eh? Pointed I admit but necessary. I have to use that to get through to you that being competent with a firearm isn't the same as using the firearm as part of a larger task, said task composed of many other tasks in which, I stress, possession of the firearm is useful but as a means to an end.
M14 Shooter: said:Just recently, there was a topic on this board about a guy being shot at by police with 20 rounds from less than 10 feet away, being hit a mere 8 times.
Thank God those police officers weren't at that church...
I'm sure you could shoot a cow from 300 yards if you wanted to. But what if you were eight feet away and the cow had a gun? It's different when you're facing someone with a gun, all the niceties of the range disappear and you're left with your own nerves and a residual ability to control the weapon. I've never been in a shootout such as you described, I've never even discharged a firearm in anger, but I've faced up to one a couple of times and trust me it's a lot different from aiming at that cardboard man on the range.