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apostate wrote:I understand time may be a concern if we need to press the trigger, but I don't understand their rush to reholster.

The test has no other way of knowing when you made the decision not to shoot.

I agree it's not an accurate reflection of real life, where you always retain the option to shoot or hold fire.

- Jim

Tactical_Texan_CHL wrote:I kept wondering if I were profiling and feeling guilty about it. Silly, I know.

It's not silly. Profiling and bias are issues (whether valid or not) in many defensive shootings.

- Jim

This site has a shooting test in which you must decide whether or not to shoot as quickly as possible. You lose points for failing to shoot quickly enough when you see a handgun, or for shooting an unarmed man.

Don't even bother unless you have broadband.

http://backhand.uchicago.edu/Center/ShooterEffect/

Hint: The unarmed people are mostly holding a wallet, cell phone, or beer can.

This site is at the University of Chicago and is designed to determine whether you are biased to shoot more quickly at whites or blacks. I have no comment on that aspect of it.

I am interested in opinions about how realistic the threat recognition aspect is.

- Jim