If a BG shot their victim every time they 'detected motion', we wouldn't have any surviving victims, ever.WarHawk-AVG wrote: In my Citizens Police Academy class in Baytown, two officers side by side, one pistol drawn, the other holstered, the guy holstered is a tactical trainer all over the country...guy is SMART and FAST! The girl would shoot when she would detect motion, every time....she got off a shot just a millisecond before his shot, both would hit within an inch of the target almost at the exact same time.
What they should have done for this class to have it be more realistic, were to have the person choose either to pull out their wallet, or draw their gun, random choice each time. The person holding them at gunpoint can't shoot unless they see a gun, and they have to be constantly checking over their shoulder every 2 seconds to see if anyone else sees them.
Distraction and misdirection is KEY in a situation like this.
As you will be asked to pull out your wallet, You're going to be reaching back around that area anyways. By the time you get the gun out and pointed generally at the BG, it could even still be under whatever garment you're wearing.. shirt, coat, whatever, plus if it's dark out (criminals love the nighttime) you can start firing before they even know you have a gun in hand. Might put a few holes in your shirt or coat, but whatever.
Or, you can do the One-Two Combo. Toss your wallet on the ground, tell them that you're getting your cell phone as well, so as theyre bending over to get your wallet, you're reaching for your 'cell phone'..
Or, look just past them, over their shoulder, and in the MOST SINCERE LOOKING FACE you could ever muster, shout "POLICE!!!!"
I GUARANTEE the BG will at LEAST Spin their head around and look at what you are pretending to stare at, as you have just completely derailed their OODA Loop. This should give you enough time to Move to the side, away from the gun pointing at you, draw, and fire. (The yell is Best done in combination with the 'Wallet Reach')
Point is, there's almost ALWAYS a way to divert their attention away from you long enough for you to step to the side, draw, and fire.
Now, Multiple gunmen is a different scenario, but if you can get them ALL to divert their attention (The Police! yell will probably work well here), then it's only a matter of how fast you can shoot and move.