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I feel very sorry for the family of the guy who got shot.
However, for all those down on the cops.
ask yourself, what would you do if YOU were about to be attacked by a knife wielding crazy person,( or your collegue was) when you were armed, permitted and trained to fire.
Good morning,
I trust this report is not true,
"2 shots in the leg and he didnt go down"
he was shot with .38 or 9mm projectiles, and didn't fall down......
AND then had to be shot multi times in the chest
This must be some kind of sick joke surely other wise people will think the police just gunned him down like the 'crims' do.
One or two, 38 or 9mm from 15 meters or less....... no one will be standing.
Couldn't hit a set of legs at 15 meters, therefore they could not hit a selected target at this distance, AND HAD TO SHOOT FOR THE BODY MASS, if that is the case, then these officers should NOT be allowed to carry a firearm in public as they are a danger to themselves AND the public.
This then must reflect on the Government, the police and their lack of screening potential officers and the lack of correct training !
Kind regards,
UB
Looks like it may be happening - the crap they had before (still have) is just not good enough but after a cop was injured when his gun jammed Christine Nixon had a rethink, how thoughtful of her after the Police Association had been telling her for years. Glad to see her go.
Well a revolver is always more reliable then a semi simply because theres no room for jamming (and if the revolver miss fires you can click it over to the next chamber). But never have i heard a semi being more accurate then a revolver?
The only difference is the amount of shots you can get off and magazine capacity.
out of date
please explain.
I've never seen or heard of an 'out of date' firearm.
What is the brand and model of these hand guns that the victorian police use that are 'out of date " ?
UB
sorry mate, but an 'out of date' handgun, your making me break up laughing.
This new article flys in the face of the firearms "experts" in this thread that reckon Police with pistols cant shoot legs ! ?
You're easily amused UB must be old age, dont you understand English ? out of date not a recent or current model and I would think the police need the latest, read the news item I posted earlier.
Good afternoon Happy.
If your report is correct,
UB
From ABC, Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:34pm AEDT
OFFICER CUT AS POLICE DEAL WITH ANOTHER KNIFE THREAT
A police officer has been injured during the arrest of a women wielding knives on the New South Wales mid north coast last night.
The woman allegedly rang police from outside the Forster police station at 11.30pm (AEST) and told them she was there and armed with knives.
The 55-year-old allegedly threatened self harm with two 30cm knives before turning on police.
Officers say they tried to subdue her with capsicum spray without success and then hit her with a baton but she struck out, cutting an officer's head.
She has been arrested and charged with four counts of assaulting police, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and being armed with intent.
The injured officer was treated at the scene and did not require hospitalisation.
The incident comes only days after 15-year-old Tyler Cassidy was shot down by Victorian police in a Northcote skate park after allegedly threatening officers with knives.
Officers also allegedly used capsicum spray to little affect in that case.
Earlier today, Victorian Police Minister Bob Cameron denied Victorian Police were trigger-happy
And the police person was armed with a handgun, then why didn't this police person shoot the women dead, with a number of rounds into her legs and chest ?
UB
One round discharged into the victim's legs would have brought this person down to the ground.
UB
Good morning,
I trust this report is not true,
"2 shots in the leg and he didnt go down"
he was shot with .38 or 9mm projectiles, and didn't fall down......
AND then had to be shot multi times in the chest
This must be some kind of sick joke surely other wise people will think the police just gunned him down like the 'crims' do.
One or two, 38 or 9mm from 15 meters or less....... no one will be standing.
Couldn't hit a set of legs at 15 meters, therefore they could not hit a selected target at this distance, AND HAD TO SHOOT FOR THE BODY MASS, if that is the case, then these officers should NOT be allowed to carry a firearm in public as they are a danger to themselves AND the public.
This then must reflect on the Government, the police and their lack of screening potential officers and the lack of correct training !
Kind regards,
UB
Mr Burns,
"You're easily amused UB must be old age, dont you understand English "
Sorry Mr B, stupid answers, your personal attack, will not help a very serious situation, I don't think shooting anybody a number of times is the least bit funny or to be smart about !
Kind regards,
UB
Okay,
There seems to be some doubt as to the potency of the 9mm round, particularly the 9mm hollowpoints as used by a huge section of global police forces.
I won't go to the trouble of quoting people in the forum, because I'm too lazy to bother.
In short, all you need to do is look at some high speed film of hollowpoint bullets going through ballistics gel to realise how effective they really are.
If they weren't I'm pretty sure police would be issued with .357mag or similar.
Our police DO NOT use hollow points and are issued with solid projectile ammunition.
A mentally deranged person or someone under the influence of drugs can take a couple of 9mm rounds in the chest and keep coming, unless the projectile hits something important, spine, heart, and it only takes a couple of seconds for them to cover 10 metres when charging.
The firepower from standard issue .38 S&W revolvers is pretty modest when comparing firearms.
It's just a bit too easy when sitting in comfy suburbs to postulate on life and death situations that occur in seconds.
While nobody would disagree this has been a sorry event, there doesn't have to be a villain found to make sense of it. Sometimes things just happen.
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