There were shots exchanged. The officer shot the culprit six? times with his handgun and the culprit survived. Back then, the police used solid bullets that would pass through without doing much damage. The culprit hit the cop once and kills him with a .357 or something more powerful with a hollow point bullet that does more damage because it flattens. Since then, most police upgraded their bullets and weapons some ...
At camp, I used to target shoot with a rifle. Conventional targets got boring. But horseflies used to land on the targets in the sun. They were the kind of fly that could bite and make you bleed. They were a bit of a moving target so therefore, more of a challenge. So we used to bet bullets shooting the wings off the fly without killing him with our 6 or 10 power scopes. That was with .22s that are not as accurate as the higher powered rifles. The point is, a rifle is a precision killing instrument. Pistols and shotguns are not. Nearly all the kids could hit the target, about the size of a head, at 40-50 yards with a 22 and a scope. Practical range of a Glock pistol is about 30 yds. One on one, an officer going up against a kid with a 22 has a real problem to get close enough to him.
Up against an AR15, the officer armed with a pistol, has little chance. Getting behind the cruiser won't help unless he is behind the wheel and engine because those bullets will go through a car and often his body armor. It's an unfair fight.
I know Bernie is against some of the weapons the cops have but I have mixed feelings on that. If you've got a nut with a high powered gun roaming the streets or a heavily armed gang robbing a bank, you have to be able to respond quickly or people can die. You don't always have time to wait for the marines. You can't perpetually put police in positions where they're badly outgunned. But when people are protesting like in Ferguson, keep the Rambo stuff in the garage.
Thanks for your response. I hope they do something.
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