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by Saulnier
Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:56 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Some Observations on Citizen Self-Defense Shootings
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Re: Some Observations on Citizen Self-Defense Shootings

[quote="ELB"]There was a NY Times article published on 9 Dec 07 entitled "A Hail of Bullets, A Heap of Uncertainty," by Al Baker, which dealt with the issue of "Shoot to Stop" vs shooting to kill or wound, etc. That issue was dealt with in another thread on this forum.

(they feel lucky if they hit their opponent at all, never mind killing or wounding him. The article cites a hit rate of 28.3% (103 hits out of 364 rounds fired) in 2006. In 2005 it was only 17.4% (82 hits out of 472 rounds fired). Interestingly, the LAPD did better in 2006, with 40% hit rate.

17.4%???????? That means that they miss 82.4% of their shots.................................

Think about that for a minute. 82 out of every 100 shots fired by an NYPD officer in 2005 MISSED.

Wonder what the numbers for HPD in Houston of Harris County Sherifs Dept. look like?


Saulnier

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