Until you are in a shoot-dont shoot situation you do not know how you will react. Everyone wants to think they would react to the situation, however numerous studies on this type of event shows that only 10% of the population actually possess the fight instead of flight ability. Most people simply do not react, but flee from the danger. Not to say that is wrong. Faced with this scenario, that was very much the proper response. An armed citizen who does not have tactical experience would have exasperated the issue. This coward planned this out extremely well. However lack of training was his downfall as well, he did not know how to clear the jam in combat. He froze when the gun jammed, and thank God he did.
When I was in SWAT we practiced clearing jams as well as overcoming other tactical issues so much that you dreamed about it. When you look at the way this guy prepared for his mission, a well trained, well disciplined officer would have been the only way to stop this during the active shooting event.
But for those that like to practice shooting, this brings up the thought now for those of you that have not practiced double taps to chest and head, you might want to start.
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- Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:36 pm
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Re: Gunfire during Dark Night Rises
There is nothing that the average CHL holder could have done in this situation. The only response to this was that by those that have tactical training, as this suspect was using advanced tactical strategies to commit his crime.
The typical CHL holder does not have training to engage a suspect in the environment that was present. That being low light, 100's of innocent bystanders, tear gas or similar substance introduced into the crowd. Even someone like me with prior LEO experience, SWAT Sniper, numerous exposures to tear gas, training on how to fight through tear gas, would have been taxed to have been able to respond to this.
Remember that in most cases the best weapon you have is your eyes and hears and a cell phone.
The thing that strikes me is how the anti gunners think this could have been prevented with gun control. Trying to get those folks to understand that the only people affected by gun control laws will be law abiding citizens. The strictest laws in the world could not have prevented this act.
The typical CHL holder does not have training to engage a suspect in the environment that was present. That being low light, 100's of innocent bystanders, tear gas or similar substance introduced into the crowd. Even someone like me with prior LEO experience, SWAT Sniper, numerous exposures to tear gas, training on how to fight through tear gas, would have been taxed to have been able to respond to this.
Remember that in most cases the best weapon you have is your eyes and hears and a cell phone.
The thing that strikes me is how the anti gunners think this could have been prevented with gun control. Trying to get those folks to understand that the only people affected by gun control laws will be law abiding citizens. The strictest laws in the world could not have prevented this act.