I certainly do not consider the loss of one innocent bystander as "acceptable".Its tragic.
I do not care if its a SWAT team,Delta force,some Israeli hostage rescue tream,all professionals who train relentlessly,
if they are called in to do a job,innocents can,and do,get hurt or killed.
It could be argued that an armed citizen is inside the situation already,and know who to shoot.He,or she,does not have to enter,orient,and assess .
I do not think the armed citizen or a hostage rescue team can justify panic spray and pray 17 round mag dumps in a crowd.
My mental picture of the scene is one man standing up in the room.He is holding a rifle and shooting.Each shot represents someone being hit.
Do you envision other folks standing in the room?I do not.
I suspect I might be low,myself.
I think if our armed citizen is in the bad guy's area of observation,its one story.Rather desperate.But what are the options?
If our armed citizen is to the rear of the bad guy,3 oclock to 9 oclock,,what is wrong with"I have to make this count" Draw,FIND THE SIGHTS,and hit the beer can.
If you want to tell me I would be all panicked..maybe.I have not been in a gunfight.
When I was in Alaska and had to kill the bear that had hurt my wife I found the sight,picturedd his spine inside his neck,and hit it.All quite calm and clear,IN THE MOMENT. After the bear was dead,then my emotions came on.
Different people react in different ways.
If your reality is about panicked spraying,please don't.
I'm thinking if your shots were 4 feet or higher above the deck,from a low place,your odds of hitting an innocent would be nil.
In any case,it is the bad guy shooting people who is responsible.If the swat team killed someone blowing the hole in the wall,it would be tragic,but the bad guy would still be responsible.
If a Police SWAT Teame or Delta force enters a terrorist situation with hostages,9 terrorists killed,123 people rescued,15 innocents killed,and likely 2 by friendly fire...I won't say its good,but its over.The team did their very best.
Debrief,critiue,learn,improve,sure.
But still we are grateful for the rescue.
I look at the armed citizen the same way.
I do not care if its a SWAT team,Delta force,some Israeli hostage rescue tream,all professionals who train relentlessly,
if they are called in to do a job,innocents can,and do,get hurt or killed.
It could be argued that an armed citizen is inside the situation already,and know who to shoot.He,or she,does not have to enter,orient,and assess .
I do not think the armed citizen or a hostage rescue team can justify panic spray and pray 17 round mag dumps in a crowd.
My mental picture of the scene is one man standing up in the room.He is holding a rifle and shooting.Each shot represents someone being hit.
Do you envision other folks standing in the room?I do not.
I suspect I might be low,myself.
I think if our armed citizen is in the bad guy's area of observation,its one story.Rather desperate.But what are the options?
If our armed citizen is to the rear of the bad guy,3 oclock to 9 oclock,,what is wrong with"I have to make this count" Draw,FIND THE SIGHTS,and hit the beer can.
If you want to tell me I would be all panicked..maybe.I have not been in a gunfight.
When I was in Alaska and had to kill the bear that had hurt my wife I found the sight,picturedd his spine inside his neck,and hit it.All quite calm and clear,IN THE MOMENT. After the bear was dead,then my emotions came on.
Different people react in different ways.
If your reality is about panicked spraying,please don't.
I'm thinking if your shots were 4 feet or higher above the deck,from a low place,your odds of hitting an innocent would be nil.
In any case,it is the bad guy shooting people who is responsible.If the swat team killed someone blowing the hole in the wall,it would be tragic,but the bad guy would still be responsible.
If a Police SWAT Teame or Delta force enters a terrorist situation with hostages,9 terrorists killed,123 people rescued,15 innocents killed,and likely 2 by friendly fire...I won't say its good,but its over.The team did their very best.
Debrief,critiue,learn,improve,sure.
But still we are grateful for the rescue.
I look at the armed citizen the same way.
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