It seems that people who are learning to shoot tactically, or just want to realise the full potential of their weapon, should learn human anatomy, so that they can effectively stop someone, without having to discharge a whole mag. Head shots, are nice on paper targets at 25 yards, and probably help, in accuracy for getting the feel of point and shoot, at 7 yards.
If this is covered, in classes, just say so or close the thread.
It may be for the same reason that sniper training was always shut down after wwI, WWII, and korea, the fact that hunting, or deliberatly trying to kill or serious incapacitate a person is not a pretty thing. It just seems that it needs to be brought out into the open, for people who have to deal with violent offenders.
Carebear your response was one that seemed to be one that I might take in a situation, take the shot that is given, and improvise, there were others, that I thought were interesting, and thought out. I even got a PM about it. Once again I have stated I do not carry, and have never advocated a particuliar method of shooting even to my wife, I just had a a theory. I think shooting through ribs, is a dicey proposition for handgun caliber. I know it can, and has been done. I appreciate the responses. I know an adrenaline dump, can do very strange things, and some are very different, I can get very calm, if I know what is coming, and it seems that I can assess a lot of info, I also, can get very shaky, and can't think. That is where realistic training pays off.
I tried to cover that I thought that this was a touchy subject. I did not want to get in a big argument about things. Just get a feel for what was being taught. I did do some searches on a person who was listed, but found nothing on this site, but that a Dr. did run a SD class.
No I don't have any articles, I just have LE people telling me they found a guy that had on body armor, a gun and was at a crack house. I figure it is like mice if you see one there are a bunch you didn't. These LE people also say, that they find people wearing armor, while making traffic stops. Read about chief Hart, and his staff, stealing money, that was earmarked for sting operations, I think the money was from confiscated goods, from drug busts, so it was easier to steal, and not on the books. It might have just went in, and right out the back door. He had $2 million cash in his house. It may be hard to find, it is old. I do know that smack has made a big comeback, and it is much more profitable, than crack. I am willing to bet that the more money the more corruption.
The city is trying to look good for the 2006 superbowl, I bet news stories will start to center around how great detroit is, it might have a facelift, but it is still rotten underneath, not all just some, but are you a corrupt cop, for looking the other way?. If somebody was offeneded by what I said, then I am sorry. It was 3 degrees out a couple days ago, now it is 40, and raining, I get in a bad mood, when my back hurts, and I mean like when a dentist hits a nerve in your tooth, and after the shooting pain your whole jaw aches, and it never goes away. If anybody has ever gotten a spinal tap, that is what it feels like everyday, and worse when the weather changes. It doesn't make it right, but that is what happens.
The chance of running into a person with body armor is probably remote, I worked with guys, who just got out of prison for burglary, they never robbed a house, because they feared getting shot by the occupants, they robbed businesses after hours, they were out maybe 4 months before they went back in. Criminals are thinking about protection from armed people. How they are going to respond is going to be learned in the following years.
I asked a question, some individuals answered. Detroit has been corrupt for a long time. Long before Mayor Young. It goes back to the 30's at least this city workers, and police. There was so much money and resources back then, skimming off the top wasn't noticed. Now with budgets tight since the 70's thru now, it is noticed. I appreciate everybody's input, I came up with, that most times, anatomy isn't taught, some people do teach it, others learn it on their own. I would think, that most people who carry a knife as back-up, know where they are going to plant it. I learned what I wanted to. Detroit is different than A lot of places, my friend who travel on business, say it, and I believe it.
I found out what I wanted to.