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- From: barry@uts.amdahl.com (Barry Needham)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Bad tactical position ( was Psychology in Defense)
- Message-ID: <7b6.03MYbcf600@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 13:46:36 GMT
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- gt4458c@prism.gatech.edu (John Stephens Cronin) writes:
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- #One thing I wonder about...
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- #What if the perp is armed with a knife and starts walking very deliberately
- #towards you from 20 feet away. I know many anti-gun types who have said about
- #cops in similar situations "he had a gun, why couldn't he just shoot him in
- #the leg or something?". In fact, cops have had to undergo a lot of invest-
- #igation on that point here in Atlanta, although as far as I know they have
- #all been (eventually) exonerated. Still, if you get a civil jury trial this
- #point can be made to sound very convincing by the plaintiffs lawyers. So, if
- #you were in this situation, why not shoot for the legs (assuming you have a
- #big enough gun and are a good enough shot)?
- #John Cronin Internet: gt4458c@prism.gatech.edu Phone: (404) 876-1419
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- If somebody is armed with an stabbing or impact weapon (knife, pipe, etc) and
- they are within 7 meters they would have exactly ONE chance to drop the weapon
- and start acting VERY harmless. After ONE warning and without immediate
- response, like within one second, I would execute my standard self defense
- pattern.
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- The reason for this is that at that distance they are within 1.5 seconds of
- me. And 1.5 seconds is dangerously close to my reaction time. And yes I
- would expect this response to stand up in court. Expert witness on this
- subject are readily available, not to mention the possibility of an absolutely
- chilling demonstration.
-
- Regards,
- Barry.
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- Barry Needham barry@uts.amdahl.com USA (408) 992-2527
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