Peetzakilla had it right. You didn't.
Whatever. I know how and to what effect I'll shoot if I have to (whatever coy name you give it) - you guys do whatever.
I'm outta this one.
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Peetzakilla had it right. You didn't.
Like Glenn said, we shoot CoM because that is the easiest to hit. If someone is partly behind cover, we shoot CoM of what is available. Let's be honest, as you say it. If pulling out the gun and yellin "BOO!" loudly stops the BGs threat, that is all we are after (or should be all we are after). Whether the BG lives, dies, or colors his hair green should be totally irrelevant to us in a CCW DGU incident.OK, we "shoot to stop", but let's face it - dead is a pretty effective "stop." Let's be honest with ourselves. If we really "shoot to stop", we'd be shooting the gun out of his hand or hitting him in the arm, leg, or shoulder. We shoot COM, what does that tell ya?
Yes, but as a veteran LEO, I am sure you have had many more hours of training specifically geared towards handling these situations than most civilians. Plus I am assuming (which is a very dangerous thing to do!) that you have had some sort of psychological screening that demonstrates you are fit to carry, something civilians are not required to do before buying a firearm and frankly, sometimes that scares me... A LOT!Skyguy wrote: "People and cops pull their handguns millions of times a year and no one gets shot and the situations somehow resolve. I've lost count of how many times I've had to draw down."
You can rest assurred that the BG is there to hurt/kill YOU; I will not press the "pause button" on him; I will not allow him to "tap-out" when his plan fails. He will never be a threat to my family or yours ever again.
The point of this back and forth ??
Glenn,
No that is not what I said. Will I answer this question( on open forum) any more specific than I have, NO I won't.