itgoesboom
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The situation in Tyler, TX has brought up many questions regarding tactics in dealing with an active shooter situation, especially one where body armor might be a factor.
We all know that a pistol is a poor stopper to begin with, and that hitting a moving head sized target at 25, 50, or even 100 meters is going to be extremely tough, if not impossible, especially considering the adrenaline dump that a person would experience. And if the shots are going towards the armed good guy, it would be even more difficult.
With that in mind, I have read several places where people advocate having a rifle or carbine in their trunk or truck to deal with exactly this situation.
But that brings up an intresting question.
Hypothetically, an active shooter with an assault style weapon is shooting up a public place, and you have a rifle in your vehicle, and can access it. Police are on the scene, but so far are not effective at bringing down the shooter.
Police that are on their way are recieving scetchy information, that one or more gunmen with assault weapons are actively shooting in public.....
Is that really a good time to pull out that SKS that you have been stashing in your truck?
How do you avoid being mistaken as the active shooter?
I.G.B.
We all know that a pistol is a poor stopper to begin with, and that hitting a moving head sized target at 25, 50, or even 100 meters is going to be extremely tough, if not impossible, especially considering the adrenaline dump that a person would experience. And if the shots are going towards the armed good guy, it would be even more difficult.
With that in mind, I have read several places where people advocate having a rifle or carbine in their trunk or truck to deal with exactly this situation.
But that brings up an intresting question.
Hypothetically, an active shooter with an assault style weapon is shooting up a public place, and you have a rifle in your vehicle, and can access it. Police are on the scene, but so far are not effective at bringing down the shooter.
Police that are on their way are recieving scetchy information, that one or more gunmen with assault weapons are actively shooting in public.....
Is that really a good time to pull out that SKS that you have been stashing in your truck?
How do you avoid being mistaken as the active shooter?
I.G.B.