The best one was when the sharpshooter shot the gun out of the guys hand, a few years ago.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/100695/sharpshooter/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/100695/sharpshooter/
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So tell me, are any of you are finding fault with this officer's shooting skills? I am not sure, but it sort of looks that way. Well, if that is the case, tell me this: Do you always hit that at which you shoot - with only one shot - or even with less than 8 -at that distance when the target is likely moving, and quite possibly using cover or concealment, and has a gun, that has already been fired at you, and the pucker factor has taken over. I have to wonder if I would have hit him.
NASCAR_MAN said:Moral of the story is..."If ya' don't shoot at a someone, then they won't shoot back".
I say..."Job well done Mr. Policeman, I'm happy to learn that you are safe and well!" NASCAR
Pretty much any time someone shoots at a police officer, the officer is justified in returning fire. The term "justified" is a legal term, and being attacked with lethal force "justifies" defending oneself with lethal force. This is true for anyone, and more so for police.
So why do police have more right to self-defense then anyone else?
So why do police have more right to self-defense then anyone else?
Because a police officer is never subject to a "must retreat if can do so safely" rule. If your state of residence doesn't have one of those, you probably won't understand how crippling it can be.brigadier said:So why do police have more right to self-defense then anyone else?
Glenn Bartley said:So tell me, are any of you are finding fault with this officer's shooting skills? I am not sure, but it sort of looks that way. Well, if that is the case, tell me this: Do you always hit that at which you shoot - with only one shot - or even with less than 8 -at that distance when the target is likely moving, and quite possibly using cover or concealment, and has a gun, that has already been fired at you, and the pucker factor has taken over. I have to wonder if I would have hit him.
All the best,
Glenn B
We've had a number of "can/should I shoot someone X hundred yards away under condition Y?" threads here on THR. On the whole they tended to turn into bloodthirsty chest-thumping sessions, and eventually an edict was issued banning them outright. Methinks the only reason this thread hasn't been locked already is that it (A) involves an actual incident which (B) involved a cop.What does distance have to do with this?
Do you feel better now that you set us all straight? geez.(yes... .410 is a caliber, not a gauge)
Article linked by scrofchek says the officer was shooting to protect other officers as close as 25 yards from the perp. Sounds like a good shoot to me.Two units slowly pulled to within about 25 yards of the driver's side of the parked pickup. Kimsey unrolled the window and fired at officers behind a patrol car before Johnson returned fire.
Hitting a man behind cover at 180 yards with 1 of 8 shots with iron sighs while under fire seems respectable to me.