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In reply to the discussion: A revolver on its own would have been inadequate. [View all]appal_jack
(3,813 posts)8. The mother did as well as the average NYC police officer.
https://www.myajc.com/blog/get-schooled/gunfights-trained-officers-have-percent-hit-rate-yet-want-arm-teachers/mDBlhDtV6Na4wJVpeu58cM/
Although I shoot enough to know I can hit a paper target at close range without trouble, I have never been in a life-threatening situation such as this, and make no claims about what I could do, or how accurate I could be under that kind of stress.
-app
New York City police statistics show that simply hitting a target, let alone hitting it in a specific spot, is a difficult challenge. In 2006, in cases where police officers intentionally fired a gun at a person, they discharged 364 bullets and hit their target 103 times, for a hit rate of 28.3 percent, according to the departments Firearms Discharge Report. The police shot and killed 13 people last year.
In 2005, officers fired 472 times in the same circumstances, hitting their mark 82 times, for a 17.4 percent hit rate. They shot and killed nine people that year.
Bad marksmanship? Police officials and law enforcement experts say no, contending that the number of misses underscores the tense and unpredictable nature of these situations. For example, a 43 percent hit rate for shots fired from zero to six feet might seem low, but at that range it is very likely that something has already gone wrong: perhaps an officer got surprised, or had no cover, or was wrestling with the suspect.
Although I shoot enough to know I can hit a paper target at close range without trouble, I have never been in a life-threatening situation such as this, and make no claims about what I could do, or how accurate I could be under that kind of stress.
-app
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What is the caliber of the revolver? I don't see that mentioned in the article.
TexasProgresive
Feb 2018
#5
So what is the caliber of the revolver? Nothing I've seen on a search gives that info.
TexasProgresive
Feb 2018
#18
There Are Some Amazing Exhibitions of Quick Firing/Reloading a Revolver on Target
DoctorJoJo
Mar 2018
#46
There are thousands of videos on YouTube showing people not getting robbed at gunpoint.
Kaleva
Mar 2018
#49
So you ban firearms and you think criminals who aren't allowed to own firearms..
EX500rider
Mar 2018
#47