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Old 03-07-2016, 09:31 AM   #46
Chuck W.
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Originally Posted by Perfectlap View Post
When I hear people say this I think about two recent shooting shootings in NYC, one in Herald Square and another in Times Square more recently where the NYPD ended up shooting more bystanders than suspects. Even those trained week in and week out to deal with a pressure situation can't hit a moving target when the adrenaline is pumping.
So true. Police Officers are well trained and have a 15-25 percent hit probability in street encounters when they fire their guns. It is one thing to shoot a paper target in a sterile environment. It is another to have an armed suspect firing at you and returning fire.
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