I won't give you tons of flak, because I partially agree. However, I take issue with inferring the defender 'blasted away with a full magazine until hitting slide lock', because that wasn't stated in the article (unless there's another source that wasn't cited).LDP wrote: ↑Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:55 pmI know I will catch flak for this but this is sloppy in the least.... gunshot wounds to his groin and ankles ...
... grazed in his arms and head ...
If we carry firearms, we MUST be proficient with them and in their operation.
This could have ended very badly for innocent civilians. Where did those "graze" bullets go?
ALWAYS be sure of your target and its background, is how I've been trained.
Taking a sure shot at the torso is the right way.
Blasting away a full magazine until the slide locks back empty is just sloppy and gives a bad name to all of us licensed carriers.
Again, I realize some will disagree but being armed is not about our personal safety only. We must consider public safety as well. We don't want to become murderers of innocent bystanders.
His lack of pristine accuracy may be a symptom of lack of skill/training under duress, but with 2x men actively shooting at him there's a lot of physiological/psychological things coming into play WHILE having to engage multiple threats (assumedly while they are actively shooting at him), WITH sufficient accuracy to keep rounds on target, starting from a position of disadvantage, AND maintaining enough situational awareness to maneuver & not recklessly endanger innocent third parties. I would offer that hitting not one, but transiting between two moving, active threats in the head, arms, groin, & buttocks are all ok (while also conceding that I don't know the distances involved, how many rounds were fired, nor if / how many rounds missed completely). Until someone like John Currera publishes a play by play AAR, I'll have to reserve judgement.
Also, as terrible as it would be for an innocent person to be injured/killed by the defender's lack of accuracy, I take exception to equating it with murder (under Texas law, if the defender had injured an innocent person, it would need to be determined if he acted recklessly. Based on the totality of the circumstances, he may/may not be charged. Arguably he would still have to live with the knowledge that his actions caused injury/death, but that is a matter outside of culpability/murder). Now, the 2x gunmen who reportedly opened fire initially and according to the article DID hit what seems to be an innocent third party in the hip, I can understand that being charged as a criminal act.
The parts I highlighted in blue are where I steadfast agree with you.