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sbryce

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I saw this in a news story about the Diallo trial. I don't remember this guy's exact title, but he is some sort of firearms expert for the NYPD. My 10-year-old spotted his mistake right away!

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Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sbryce:
I saw this in a news story about the Diallo trial. I don't remember this guy's exact title, but he is some sort of firearms expert for the NYPD. My 10-year-old spotted his mistake right away!

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Finger on the trigger methinks .



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It looks like he is just about to shoot some poor black immigrant innocently standing on the floor above. Poor NYPD.

[This message has been edited by Herodotus (edited February 23, 2000).]
 
Did you write a letter to the editor, pointing out that the dodo is obviously no expert?

I was on a jury one time where the DA kept waving the "did-the-deed" revolver around. For whatever reason, it seemed to keep "looking" in my direction. He sked why was I squirming; after all, it was unloaded. From the jury-box, I questioned the judge about letting obviously unqualified people handle guns. :)

After the laughter died down, the judge instructed the DA to open the cylinder and leave it that way...

Ah, yes, "Experts"!

Later, Art
 
DA: "Sir, would you mind demonstrating for us the technique the NYPD recommends, and that the officers should have used?"

EXPERT: "Absolutely. We call it the Sideways-Horizontal Israeli Bass-Ackwards method. It is named after its inventor, Sir John Ackwards, who developed it with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1981 as the best way to utilize the Glock pistol. Basically, you hold the gun perfectly horizontal and pull the trigger. If the gun is absolutely horizontal, you can step backward and when your opponent rushes at you, the bullets will hit him as they drop back to Earth. Since innocent people generally try to stay more than 10 yards from NYPD personnel, they are in no danger with this technique."

DA: "And in your analysis, did you discover that the officers used this approved method?"

EX: "They did not. From the angle at which the bullets entered, they must have been pointing their weapons directly at the suspect or some such fool thing. Loose cannons, in my opinion."

DA: Thank you, sir, I've heard enough. I move that the court call a five-minute recess to find four sturdy ropes and a tree with four branches.



[This message has been edited by Gwinnydapooh (edited February 23, 2000).]
 
I know it always seems like I'm taking the opposite view, but what the heck, here I go again.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case a few words about what the context of his "demo" was would be helpful. How do we know he wasn't just asked, "You just mentioned the pistols would fire in double action only. Can you explain that to the jury and perhaps demonstrate that for us?" He proceeded to show everyone that the gun was empty and then pulled the trigger to show that it would fire with each pull. If he is sitting in the witness box, it would be awkward to point it down, so he pointed it up. Seems logical to me.


[This message has been edited by Mal H (edited February 24, 2000).]
 
Mal, good thinking, but he's pulling back the slide. Maybe trying to show that the LEOs' guns wouldn't fire out of battery? ;)

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Impossible to be sure, but I don't think he's pulling back the slide. His fingers are too low and don't look like he is applying any pressure. His right hand trigger finger and thumb appear to be in position to squeeze the trigger.
 
"He's the guy who never heard of the NY Trigger when testifying under oath."

Are you kidding me??? I don't have Court TV, so am not up to date.
 
The weapon he's holding seems to have the profile of a Sig by virtue of the front sight post, the height & shape of the slide & frame, and the shape of the front of the trigger guard. Is it supposed to be a Glock?
 
Good observation SKN... That's not a Glock...

I was talking to the wife about this the other night... "Body Piercing Bullets" & NY "Hair Triggers"

I sure hope the DA gets blown out of court for the foolish, and downright misrepresentations they have made.
 
He's not holdin' his mouth right! (Tongue should be slightly extended out right side.)

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Simple violation of Rule #3. There is no way that his sights are on his target.

Some "expert." :rolleyes:


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He's demonstrating a highly advanced maneuver, "Fanning For The Semi-Auto SIG Pistol".

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"Using this technique, you can obtain a full-auto cyclic rate of fire. If you're very, very quick, you can also avoid having your left thumb ripped off by the slide."[/quote]
 
This Froot Loop is about to blow his own eyebrows off! Aside from the finger inside the trigger guard, he is doing something that torques me off every time I see it. Every dumb actor who wants to look cool in his action-adventure pic holds the weapon pointing up, right in front of his face. One little elbow jog and they'd get a face full of muzzle blast.

Double duh.

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