| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 06/09/17 10:59 PM |
Re: FBI-unlearns-history-9mm-vs-45..interesting article
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Unfortunately or fortunately there is far more to policing then just shooting. Even some of the best shots can not hit a human. The psychology side of things wont let most people kill another person. This side takes more training than the how to shoot a gun side. Lots of studies on this subject from the late 1800's to now.
Read an article recently that the percentage of hits on criminals was around 30% by LEP..way higher for the criminals...The Good Guys have a conscience, criminals, not so much...as you stated, usually by the time it gets to shooting, stress is out of control for many...
Just went into google and just found this..:
In 2006, in cases where police officers intentionally fired a gun at a person, they discharged 364 bullets and hit their target 103 times, for a hit rate of 28.3 percent, according to the department's Firearms Discharge Report. The police shot and killed 13 people last year.Dec 9, 2007
A Hail of Bullets, a Heap of Uncertainty - The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/weekinreview/09baker.html