Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
Most police are not what i would call an expert shot. You do see them getting convicted all the time for supposedly having a lot of training.
Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
Wouldn't someone capable of making a smaller target, leg or arm shot, rather than someone making a center mass, much larger target, be considered a better marksman?
I would think so.
Just my opinion.
I would think so.
Just my opinion.
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
And when you just wound him and he still has fight left in him then what? Keep shooting till he looks like the knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail? "It's just a flesh wound!"wiz1997 wrote:Wouldn't someone capable of making a smaller target, leg or arm shot, rather than someone making a center mass, much larger target, be considered a better marksman?
I would think so.
Just my opinion.
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
Could be considered a miss.wiz1997 wrote:Wouldn't someone capable of making a smaller target, leg or arm shot, rather than someone making a center mass, much larger target, be considered a better marksman?
I would think so.
Just my opinion.
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
Shooting in a self defense situation is not a demonstration of marksmanship.wiz1997 wrote:Wouldn't someone capable of making a smaller target, leg or arm shot, rather than someone making a center mass, much larger target, be considered a better marksman?
I would think so.
Just my opinion.
It is about stopping the threat.
Just my opinion.
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
The whole premise of being "too good at shooting" is ludicrous.
Can you imagining testifying in court that you didn't practice shooting your firearm because you didn't want to be "too good"?
Can you imagining testifying in court that you didn't practice shooting your firearm because you didn't want to be "too good"?
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
Sorry but I have to agree that this is ludicrous! If I have to defend myself and family I want to make sure the bullets go into the intended target and not some bystander, that is why I practice. If the military, police, FBI, border patrol, DPS, etc all practice then why shouldn't citizens who own firearms? I don't see anyone being convicted because they were a good shoot but the reverse might happen.
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
I would be tempted to ask the FB genius mentioned in the OP if in his previous life, was he Navy Seal or Airborne Ranger .... or maybe CIA Op. He was obviously one of those legends.
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Re: Too good at shooting, the court will convict you?
My thought exactly.Right2Carry wrote:Sorry but I have to agree that this is ludicrous! If I have to defend myself and family I want to make sure the bullets go into the intended target and not some bystander, that is why I practice. If the military, police, FBI, border patrol, DPS, etc all practice then why shouldn't citizens who own firearms? I don't see anyone being convicted because they were a good shoot but the reverse might happen.