>>>You have to remember John that there are those who expect our police to never pull their weapon - just walk in and if someone is already poised and ready to shoot you must be quick draw mcGraw! :o)
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>>You and John may be aware of the "Tueller Drill" ( named after a SLC police officer ) showing that an aggressor armed with a knife can cover 21 feet before a highly trained officer can draw and fire. Good argument for going in cocked and locked. Aggressor rethinks his options or stops abruptly.
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>Yes, the defense tactic, is merely to step aside while drawing and firing. I was fortunate enough to get to attend a weeklong seminar at the Mid-South Survival Shooting Institute, which is just south of Memphis. they train the Seals, Green Beret, British SAS, HALO, Rangers, and SWAT teams from around the country. We learned tactical shooting and I thought I was pretty good going in. I was able to hit three targets, from about 15 yards on a 45 degree swing in just under three seconds. When I left, it was just over 1 second! To keep that kind of skill, you have to do three things - practice, practice, practice!

I thought I knew how to shoot because I shot competitavely on a range since I was a kid. Ha! Got some combat training on snap shooting and got a big wakeup call that target shooting was like hunting at the zoo. I actually ended up better at pointing than aiming as I am left handed and right eyed.

The most memorable part of the experience was the guy who told me "Remember, the goal of a gunfight is that only one side gets to shoot. Make sure it's you." <g>



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>>>>>>I've carried a gun, or two, almost every day of my adult life. I've pulled it thousands of times, never fired it at anyone though.
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>>>>>Just interested in the numbers: interpreting "pulled it" not to include things like cleaning or the shooting range, but keeping others off balance. Estimating work days high with approaching 10000 (40 years of 250 work days) would mean markedly more than twice averaged over 10 day periods ? Seems quite high seen from here...
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>>>>I worked for several years in the "Fugitive" bureau and it was not unusual to pull the pisto a couple of times during a shift, because I was doing building entries. I also worked many drug operations and that called for having the pistol out too. If I only pulled the pistol 2 times a week, averaging 48 weeks a year, for 31 years, that would be 2976 times. That doesn't take many of the overtime details I worked doing special ops.