Re: Another reason to fly GA...


"Skywise" <into@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> I don't know how it is in other countries, or even in other parts of
> the US, but law enforcement in the Los Angeles area seems to be trained
> to shoot to kill. it seems that if they pull the trigger they completely
> unload their weapons then reload before reassessing the situation.
>
> If this is not actual policy or training, it is de facto policy in
> that it is how they respond. There have been two police shootings in
> recent months where multiple officers unloaded into the suspect. In
> one case something like 120 rounds were fired, only a handful of which
> hit the suspect, and at least one round hit another officer.
>

Police officers are taught to shoot at the center of mass. This is to A.
give them a better chance of actually hitting what they shoot at and B. To
stop the target from doing what ever it is he is doing.

The old cowboy crap of shooting the gun out of the bad guy's hand doesn't
work because as you point they do seem to miss alot.


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