Thread: Police Fire..... Bystander Safety?

Originally Posted by scotty

what he said.... a few years ago a scumbag escaped from custody down wellington way he was armed and had a hostage anyways cop shot him in the leg and he subsequently lost it.
i was told at the time by a cop that it was most likely his sidearm discharged before he had a bead on body mass (still bringing it up to aim) apparently the pistols they were using had a very touchy trigger and it was common even at the range to have premature discharge add to that the stress of the situation ......
i dont have a problem with police being armed but they do need more time at the range so they are more proficient in the use of their firearms...
as for the guy who heard the gunshots and took his daughter out to have a look............then moaned to the media about how they had to duck behind a hedge, .........idiot , he put his daughter in danger no-one else did

I agree

I have no issue with the police having access to firearms when they need them. But I would like to see far more training in how to get the best out them when the situation calls for it. Practise, practise, practise. Once it is muscle memory, then they can concentrate on stopping the situation and not have to think about what is happening in their hands. It would be a far better use of Police funding than most of Cahills wish lists....