Jay Beckman wrote:
"Skywise" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote in
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"Skywise" 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.

Well, I tend to agree that in a fluid situation that's rapidly
degenerating there may not be much you can do.

However, I recall seeing on one of them TV cop shows once where there was
a standoff situation with a man holding a gun on a hostage and a police
sniper shot the gun out of the suspects hand. Damned impressive.

No 'hollyweird' special effects.

Brian


I recall a similar incident (may have been the same one...but no hostage...)
where a guy was sitting in the middle of an intersection with a handgun and
kept waiving it at the Cops and threatening to cap himself.

Police Sniper did shoot the gun out of his hand when he dropped it to his
side for a second.

Yes, I saw that also. That was an easy shot and no hostage was involved
so not much to lose in that case. I don't think any police sniper would
try that with a hostage involved.

Matt