Re: 8-9 misses
Originally posted by dnc101
Joe, I can't confirm that statistic, but it sounds plausable. Besides those who aren't well trained and practiced, even professionals can have problems. It is one thing to shoot at targets, and another to shoot at a live human being- especially if he is moving, hiding, and/or returning fire. Add to that inclement weather, low light conditions, or better yet several squad cars with all their lights flashing, and you have a recipe for a few missed shots.
Another interesting stat- most cops and criminals who are shot in confrontations where both are armed and facing each other are shot in the arm holding their weapon. This is because their eyes tend to focus on the weapon, and their own weapon follows their eyes. So you have two guys, each focused on and pointing at each others weapon, their palms sweaty, hands shaking, their brain screaming GUN!!!!!, their bladders probably emptying... and one of them pulls the triger. Guess where the other guy just got shot?
Then there is the FBI- they are famous for getting shot in their back sides. You see, after each course of fire on the range they used to have to stop and pick up brass. As martial artists we all know that how you train is how you fight- well, in the heat of battle it seems that a few of them have been known to bend down and pick up their brass before reloading. Sort of like the Yankee muskets found on many Civil War battlefields which had been loaded numerous times, but (fortunately for young Billy) never fired. To be honest, I can't really confirm the shoot the moon story. But it too sounds plausable, and the FBI is the butt of many jokes and tales with local law enforcement agencies, as well as some of the less savory characters I know. Just thought you might get a kick out of it.
Thanks for that dnc.
I guess in that case doesn't it make the argument of a gun for self defence kind of weak? I can understand that it can act as a deterrent, but it can also escalate a situation. Aside from all that, if two people draw a gun and start shooting, and a huge percentage of the shots are going to miss, it weakens the defence value of the gun doesn't it? If law enforcement officers who are well trained and spend a lot of time in practice (admittedly this is an assumption on my part) can have such problems, then how can the average person on the street hope to fare any better?
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