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sarisataka

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17. I have as well

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 02:34 PM

Jul 2012

so I know it takes about ten seconds to have full effect.
i also have training in combat indoors, in the dark, in confused situations with innocent bystanders.

So if I was in the theater, within sight and able to identify the shooter, knowing in under ten seconds I will become rather impaired, would I have taken the shot?

Maybe.

There are so many factors that are unique in every situation that you cannot say for sure when it is real life. If I was close enough given the pistol I would be carrying and there were no obstructions (i.e. other people) and able to clearly see a vulnerable point (armor doesn't cover everything)... probably. After making sure my family was moving to safety and they, along with others, are clear in case I suddenly become a bullet magnet.

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Well, at least there wasn't some fool with a concealed carry permit that started shooting back [View all] 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 OP

You know that for a fact do you? Indydem Jul 2012 #1

Indeed they do 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #2

I don't pretend that I know what would happen Indydem Jul 2012 #4

Actually, Old Man is most likely correct. No one would know who the bad guy was if FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #31

Yeah permatex Jul 2012 #37

Plain-clothes or off-duty cops have been killed by other cops arriving on scene before. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2012 #41

You want a link to a group shoot out or victims of stray bullets??? FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #42

A link to CCP holders permatex Jul 2012 #44

So you're looking for a link to a murder by 2 legal gun holders? FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #45

Here's what you posted permatex Jul 2012 #48

Ever heard of something being unprecedented? FarLeftFist Jul 2012 #50

Where did I say more guns is the answer? permatex Jul 2012 #51

The lesson here is to kiss your ass goodbye, give up, you're done. Tejas Jul 2012 #6

From what I read, the people who kept their heads down came out alive... rfranklin Jul 2012 #16

It is basic behavior chaos analysis. slampoet Jul 2012 #9

The Shooter Was in Full Body Armor and a Bulletproof Helmet AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #15

Maybe a lesson from a concealed weapon licensed holding ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #33

So in other words permatex Jul 2012 #39

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #47

I stand corrected, permatex Jul 2012 #49

Nevermind n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #54

Or a cop that started shooting back. Tejas Jul 2012 #3

Or a Klingon. That would have been some bad shit. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2012 #5

But phasers would be utterly cool longship Jul 2012 #10

Klingons don't use phasers MattBaggins Jul 2012 #53

Damn! I suppose those can't be set to stun, eh? nt longship Jul 2012 #55

Not sure about my stance on gun control krhines Jul 2012 #7

Century Aurora 16 has a no gun policy posted TouchOfGray Jul 2012 #8

What a pipoman Jul 2012 #11

His magic 8-ball trumps your common sense. Tejas Jul 2012 #12

You are correct. And if officers arrived in the middle of it, they wouldn't know who the bad guy was phleshdef Jul 2012 #13

Yes. Myopic Mini-minds. aquart Jul 2012 #22

question for all the people attacking this post booley Jul 2012 #14

I have as well sarisataka Jul 2012 #17

Just about anyone ever in the military has been permatex Jul 2012 #21

You assume that person blinded by gas, if in possession of a gun 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #25

Cops would have been useless too. Tejas Jul 2012 #29

It seems to me that the shooter had this all figured out. He figured that there would be CTyankee Jul 2012 #36

I always like to tell the story at the Gabby Giffords shooting. There was someone who came jillan Jul 2012 #18

How do you know? permatex Jul 2012 #19

but if they wouldnt' have shot booley Jul 2012 #23

I honestly can't say permatex Jul 2012 #28

IT all depends on how close you are to the shooter rl6214 Jul 2012 #57

Exactly. Lionessa Jul 2012 #46

How do we know that until they've checked all the crime scene goodies? aquart Jul 2012 #20

The movie theater prohibited people from carrying guns 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #24

You can't find a scenario like that... gregoire Jul 2012 #26

That is just blatantly untrue 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #27

And that statement would make you a l**r permatex Jul 2012 #30

Your best example includes a broken gun and a sports device? gregoire Jul 2012 #32

I just proved that you lied permatex Jul 2012 #35

Yup permatex Jul 2012 #40

Yep... it could have wound up like this.... redroof Jul 2012 #34

Wow, earlier today you'd heard nothing about the case (according to you) Lex Jul 2012 #38

No, that's not accurate. Earlier today I did not recognize the last name of the shooter in a post 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #43

well... handmade34 Jul 2012 #52

And you KNOW this...how? rl6214 Jul 2012 #56