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« Atty interested in talking to private investigators in Chicago | Main | Mayor Bloomberg has problems with 1st as well as the 2nd amendment »

NYC police gunfights

Posted by David Hardy · 8 May 2008 06:28 PM

A summary of studies.

Two figures -- only 13% of shots fired hit, and only 34% of the time was the person being fired on hit at all -- aren't too astonishing. One of the revolutions in training came years back, when they realized that people were being trained in shooting from a good position at a well-lit target in a fixed location, when in fact gunfights usually occurred under conditions too dark to see the sights, while you were trying to take cover, the other guy was doing anything but standing still facing you, and your blood was full of adrenalin, often with bullets whizzing past.

Hat tip to Joe Olson...

Typos fixed...

4 Comments | Leave a comment

Ian Argent | May 9, 2008 11:23 AM | Reply

OK - the fact that the suicides are included in the percentages of shots that hit is a little creepy. I don't think that can be justified as a service-related discharge...

Sam | May 9, 2008 9:52 PM | Reply

I wish the blog master knew how to write! What the hell does this entry even say???

anonymous | May 10, 2008 7:18 AM | Reply

"Two figures -- only 13$ of shots fired him,"

I knew ammo was expensive, but 13$. Damn!

Mark | May 10, 2008 6:50 PM | Reply

If you are going to use a firearm for self defense, then I would suggest that you spend about 30-40 hours a year (at least) in a really good tactical class that emphasizes stress and off hand and position shooting. I would also suggest that some of the time be spent shooting in the dark and with various lighting scenarios.

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