Police officer injured at gun range in Houston

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Re: Police officer injured at gun range in Houston

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barstoolguru wrote:Shooting guns is like handling snakes; lose concentration a minute and something will happen. The embarrassment last a lot longer than the injury
That doesn't hold true for the fatal cases.
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THX wrote: maybe it's not fair to generalize.
Of course, it's not fair, but when I talk to a couple of LEO friends of mine and they themselves say that in general police officers are not very good shooters I tend to go with their inside knowledge. They back this up saying that many officers only go to the range for their annual qualification. And then point to the hit ratio of your average homeowner defending their home or a CHL holder that has to use their gun out in public.
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Re: Police officer injured at gun range in Houston

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alvins wrote:most of hpds officers cant hit the broad side of a barn. how did they manage this?
He wasn't aiming at a barn, that's why he hit the officer..... :anamatedbanana
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Re: Police officer injured at gun range in Houston

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txbirddog wrote:
alvins wrote:most of hpds officers cant hit the broad side of a barn. how did they manage this?
He wasn't aiming at a barn, that's why he hit the officer..... :anamatedbanana
Good thinking birddog. :thumbs2:
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Re: Police officer injured at gun range in Houston

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Excaliber wrote:
barstoolguru wrote:Shooting guns is like handling snakes; lose concentration a minute and something will happen. The embarrassment last a lot longer than the injury
That doesn't hold true for the fatal cases.
They last the same duration in that case.
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