Sir, I'm pointing it at the robber, and the safety is off. I'm now going to put the safety on (click), place it on the floor (gently), and back away. What would you like me to do now?
Simply drop it.
Are that many of you under the impression that police officers are that eager to shoot somebody? They deal with these types of situations on a frequent basis, and if anything err on the side of caution. Most officers would only return fire unless the situation called for disabling a suspect (that usually means the suspect is already identified as a violent felon and is fleeing or indangering others). For a group of gun bearing rights people, alot of people on here sure believe the liberal media and all their hype.
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Originally Posted by mordechaianiliewicz
Despite what some firearms experts and law enforcement officials would have you believe, (*cough* Ayoob *cough*) the average police officer is just a scared person without very much firearms training asked to do a thankless job for way too little pay.
You know, I don't remember hearing Ayoob ever say anything about cops being any different from regular people.
But I do remember that in LFI-1, he teaches people exactly how to drop a weapon if it needs to be done. And he spends a lot of time explaining how to work the circumstances to avoid having the cops come up on you while you've got the gun out.
pax
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