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Shortly after the shooting in Lakewood, I put up the following page on my site http://www.pointshooting.com : http://www.pointshooting.com/1alake.htm
I recently posted it to one of the forums on Officer.com and it received negative comments.
I think that is unfortunate, but understandable.
Many years ago, our insurance agent said that funerals are not a good time to discuss business matters, but it also is a good time to talk about the need for life insurance.
So it is with firearms use in close quarters. Not a pleasant thing to talk about at such a time, but the fact remains that Police firearms training is not realistic in terms of what type of shooting is most applicable to close quarters encounters.
In the past two hundred years, no organization has researched and established scientifically which type of shooting is most applicable in a close quarters life threat situation.
Yet, such information could be vital to the survival of both Police and members of the gun owning public in a close quarters life threat situation.
That is bizarre, and particularly so, because according to the statistics if you are going to be shot and/or killed, it will be at less than 15 feet.
At least the NRAnowsupports of the use of Point Shooting for close quarters life threat encounters.
Our WA State Police training academy and those of many other States, as far as I know, teach traditional Sight Shooting and have established qualifications which require it's use.
And unfortunately, according to the stats, Sight Shooting fails in close quarters life threat situations.
If you have taken the time and energy tolearn how to shoot, why not expend some time and energy on learning what may be the best self defense shooting methodfor youto use.
Shortly after the shooting in Lakewood, I put up the following page on my site http://www.pointshooting.com : http://www.pointshooting.com/1alake.htm
I recently posted it to one of the forums on Officer.com and it received negative comments.
I think that is unfortunate, but understandable.
Many years ago, our insurance agent said that funerals are not a good time to discuss business matters, but it also is a good time to talk about the need for life insurance.
So it is with firearms use in close quarters. Not a pleasant thing to talk about at such a time, but the fact remains that Police firearms training is not realistic in terms of what type of shooting is most applicable to close quarters encounters.
In the past two hundred years, no organization has researched and established scientifically which type of shooting is most applicable in a close quarters life threat situation.
Yet, such information could be vital to the survival of both Police and members of the gun owning public in a close quarters life threat situation.
That is bizarre, and particularly so, because according to the statistics if you are going to be shot and/or killed, it will be at less than 15 feet.
At least the NRAnowsupports of the use of Point Shooting for close quarters life threat encounters.
Our WA State Police training academy and those of many other States, as far as I know, teach traditional Sight Shooting and have established qualifications which require it's use.
And unfortunately, according to the stats, Sight Shooting fails in close quarters life threat situations.
If you have taken the time and energy tolearn how to shoot, why not expend some time and energy on learning what may be the best self defense shooting methodfor youto use.