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Old 01-29-2014, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Ranger514 View Post
Either your Ex got it wrong, or her trainer didn't know his job. LEOs are trained to fire as many rounds as necessary to end the threat, and no more. No credible LE Firearms Instructor would train officers to expend a full magazine, unless doing so was justifed by a continued imminent threat.
Exactly right. Only I'd say that no credible firearms instructor would teach that. Not civilian, LE or military. It's a stupid thing to say and even less useful in practice.

First, it empties your gun. What do you do if another threat presents itself? Second, it opens the shooter to potential excessive force issues. Third, if you're just hammering away with your gun, are you sure of where every round is going? You need to be.
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