Gun Control & RKBA

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 02:54 AM Jul 2015

Paranoia, or intelligent preparation?

ER physician: Why'd that cop have to shoot him so many times?!

Another instance wherein a "smart fool" would have been better served just keeping his mouth shut. Actual gun fights don't play out like they do in movies. Good move doc -- demonize the cop. Hur.....dur.......dur..........

http://www.policeone.com/police-heroes/articles/6199620-Why-one-cop-carries-145-rounds-of-ammo-on-the-job/

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Paranoia, or intelligent preparation? (Original Post) pablo_marmol Jul 2015 OP

Excuse the guy plugging the holes that the victim in your story worked so hard on putting there. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #1

What victim? Do you mean the career criminal who vowed to not be taken alive, started shooting Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #2

No, the demonized cop. Ed Suspicious Jul 2015 #3

Bizarre statement, no matter how you slice or dice it. pablo_marmol Jul 2015 #5

Preparation based on first hand experience Lurks Often Jul 2015 #4

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

1. Excuse the guy plugging the holes that the victim in your story worked so hard on putting there.

Reply to pablo_marmol (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 03:36 AM

Jul 2015

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

2. What victim? Do you mean the career criminal who vowed to not be taken alive, started shooting

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 07:28 AM

Jul 2015

and wouldn't stop shooting even though wounded?

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

3. No, the demonized cop.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 08:52 AM

Jul 2015

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts)

5. Bizarre statement, no matter how you slice or dice it.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 10:14 PM

Jul 2015

The victim in "my" story worked very hard to stay alive during a violent conflict that the criminal created. The fact that putting numerous holes in the violent attacker was required in protecting himself is irrelevant, since the criminal brought it on himself.

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)

4. Preparation based on first hand experience

Reply to pablo_marmol (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:06 AM

Jul 2015

I'll grant the likelihood of that officer facing the same circumstances again as very slim.

Years ago I read a comment from a police officer who carried numerous firearms in the patrol vehicle. The officer's rationale was that at any given time his nearest back up was at least 30 minutes away.

As to assailants taking multiple hits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout

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