Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: NYC: Empire State Shooting: ALL bystanders were shot by police [View all]sarisataka
(18,471 posts)are jumping to defend the police. Would all of them do the same had it been a citizen who fired, stopping a murderer at the cost of 9 wounded?
-I am not saying that NYC should have been shall issue and all 500 people on the block opened fire. A responsible CCW holder should have followed the criminal and called 911, only intervening if it appeared the shooter was about to open fire and if safe to do so.
-while the NYPD has a long reputation of having 'mad minutes' and many apologists http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/opinion/odonnell-police-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 a 12 lb. trigger is ridiculous. Any more and they will need two officers to fire one gun. Good accuracy will be nearly impossible with such a heavy pull unless you train extensively. As pointed out by others, most cops are not 'gun nuts' and do not train much beyond the minimum requirement.
-I have heard an anecdote that NYPD training tells officers to expect to hit 1 out of 5 times in a shoot out. They also tell them to not expect the first hit to stop a person. This in effect is telling officers to spray and pray. This incident seems to bear that out.