So why cant they ******* shoot straight?
Police..rubbish at shooting?
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So why cant they ******* shoot straight?
Soldato
Er....? They can?
Man of Honour
What makes you think that they can't? If they're not aiming to kill (and I'm led to believe that it isn't general policy to kill everyone) then their stopping someone without killing them is a perfectly successful outcome.
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Soldato
Hmm, this thread is clearly too close to a cave or the underside of a bridge...
The SAS use automatic weapons, so that stands to reason.
So they shot the guy, he went down.
That;s shooting straight, what you;re asking for is basically for them then to shoot him some more.
I was never instructed like this!
If I ever had to draw a weapon or shoot a carbine to defend myself (or for some other reason), it was with the intention of putting them down for good...
I had very strict guidelines for the use of a firearm, if I didn't work within them and happened to injure/kill someone I would have been up on a(n) (attempted) murder charge.
MP5's and G36's aren't automatic now?
Armed police officers use SF variants - single fire only trigger groups.
Soldato
So do some police units.
I have to say, with the exception of acts of firearm negligence (like accidental discharges in vehicles etc), the police in this country seem to get a pretty tough time when it comes to employing firearms. I don't envy the choices they have to make at all, especially the long term consequences.
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Man of Honour
No kick them in the shins, who mentioned knee caps?,
Assesment as in,
Armed and dangerous, shoot centre mass, perp has small chance of survival due to circumstances during incident,
Movement, stature, officer aim, windage, ammo variability (although minute), situational stress of officer, weapon malfunction, and I suppose you could go on with so many other factors but you get the idea, any one or combintion of factors could end in injury rather than death, even down to a button or zip on clothes.
Terrorist/suicide bomber/hostage taker, armed police or snipers would endevour to hit the lower half of the brainstem (area controls involuntary movement), therefore either precision headshot or multiple pistol/small arms shots would be employed depending on situational and operational constraints.
So assesment in, weather to shoot, when to shoot, where to shoot (head or centre mass) not knee caps!
Man of Honour
Really? I wonder what's wrong with him.
High velocity lead poisoning.
Soldato
Did you even read your on OP?
So either they didnt miss....or he's seriously ill because the shockwave from the bullet knocked him over and he bumped his knee
Soldato
oops double post.