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07-28-2014, 12:31 PM
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Re: Cop is Slow on the Draw, Gets Shot in the Head
I wish we knew the back story or what was going on right before they entered the picture...I was never trained on how to be a cop but IMO it seems like moving away from the armed guy while trying to remove your side arm would have made more sense, rather than making the shot as easy as possible for a guy who you know has a pistol in his hand. Who knows, the armed guy could have been trying to unload into the crowd that started running! If it's in the US I'm sure we'll find out the story. Awesome vid none the less!  |
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#36
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07-28-2014, 01:40 PM
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Re: Cop is Slow on the Draw, Gets Shot in the Head
"LOL HEADSHOT ZOMG"  |
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07-28-2014, 03:45 PM
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Re: Cop is Slow on the Draw, Gets Shot in the Head
Probably a six shooter with a leather holster overlapping the gun, where in order to draw you have to move the flap up and keep it up in order to get the gun out. Too many steps to do in close contact combat. What a shame to know that your will get shot and the damn gun is stuck.  |
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07-28-2014, 04:43 PM
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Re: Cop is Slow on the Draw, Gets Shot in the Head
Great stuff well done kid you made the world a better place.
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07-28-2014, 11:03 PM
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Re: Cop is Slow on the Draw, Gets Shot in the Head
The cop should have either let the guy flee or try to grab the gun. The criminal had the gun pointed at the cop's head the entire time. What did he think the criminal was going to do? Allow the cop to draw his gun so he could shoot him dead?
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07-28-2014, 11:35 PM
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 My Rank: FIRST SERGEANT Poster Rank:434 Comrade Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,636 Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Quoted: 1167 Post(s)
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Re: Cop is Slow on the Draw, Gets Shot in the Head
Here's what probably happened. In the US and Canada most police officers are shot with their own firearms...I've forgotten what the statistic is, but it's fairly significant. In fact, it's so common that when police choose body armor, they specifically choose armor that will defeat the ammunition that the carry in their handgun. Holster makers have also designed holsters that have specific degrees of retention...there are Level I holsters that have very minimal retention features, like only a thumb snap...there are Level II holsters that have an additional safety/retention feature. In addition to the thumb snap, you might need to twist the handgun to draw it from the holster...there are Level III holsters that will have at least three retention features and are virtually impossible to draw...but they're also almost impossible for a bad guy to steal and shoot you with. Police Departments usually require a specific level of retention. In the case of the Officer in the video, it appears that he was wearing a retention holster that significantly slowed down his reaction/draw time. In this case that extra few seconds of time it took himmto remove his handgun cost him his life.
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