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Old 04-17-2016, 07:25 PM
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Just watched this story on Fox News website. The story was ok, except when they were shooting pistols at the gun range.

Maybe I am out of touch, as I have not been at a public range for many years. The thing that bothered me was the girl shooting a simi auto pistol at a target. The thing was that she was shooting through a maybe 4" x 6" hole in a piece of thick plywood and she was back about 12" to 14" from the plywood barrier.

Does this seen dangerous to anyone but me? I would think that you might get a ricochet, deflection, splatter or a bounce back if you failed to clear the cutout hole. The bullet may not go where it is intended to go.

Is this a normal setup at pistol ranges these days?

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She appears to be wearing eye, and hearing protection. IMHO those are the big issues.

Also, I shoot to stop the threat. Not to kill or wound.
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People ask why they don't shoot people in the legs to disable them. I try to explain how unrealistic that is. I did see a SEAL demo how when he pulled his gun out of the holster, he started firing at the perps feet while raising the gun and by the time he got up to the torso he'd let off four rounds....
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I could be wrong but that looks like a local IPSC competition.
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No, I don't see an issue with that at all. If she misses the hole there is no risk of ricochet. This is why they use plywood.
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The thing was that she was shooting through a maybe 4" x 6" hole in a piece of thick plywood and she was back about 12" to 14" from the plywood barrier.

Does this seen dangerous to anyone but me? I would think that you might get a ricochet, deflection, splatter or a bounce back if you failed to clear the cutout hole. The bullet may not go where it is intended to go.
Wood will deflect a bullet and that is why when hunting in the woods a person has to have a clear path between the gun and target.

Once when shooting sporting clays my brother hit a tree about 15 feet in front of the stand and felt a sting on his arm and saw a drop of blood. He wiped off the blood but several days later it festered up and he removed a splinter of wood. Splatter and bounce back is possible and she is a lot closer that 15 ft. Larry
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Just watched this story on Fox News website. The story was ok, except when they were shooting pistols at the gun range.

Maybe I am out of touch, as I have not been at a public range for many years. The thing that bothered me was the girl shooting a simi auto pistol at a target. The thing was that she was shooting through a maybe 4" x 6" hole in a piece of thick plywood and she was back about 12" to 14" from the plywood barrier.

Does this seen dangerous to anyone but me? I would think that you might get a ricochet, deflection, splatter or a bounce back if you failed to clear the cutout hole. The bullet may not go where it is intended to go.

Is this a normal setup at pistol ranges these days?

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If you get splatter or bounce back from a piece of plywood 12" to 14" in front of your muzzle you need a bigger gun.
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A competitor shooting plywood soft cover does not bother me ( I have personally chewed a hole or 2 myself). but people shooting into the plastic barrels spooks me, listening to the WHIRRR as the bullet spins down inside.
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The silliness never seems to go away. The idea that a person defending his life should be required to "shoot to wound" by shooting the aggressor in the arm or leg is so ridiculous on so many levels that it amazes me that any journalist would run with such a story.

With as many misses as LEOs have shooting for the torso, I would hate to see how many innocents are taken out when LEOs start intentionally shooting for the extremities.
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That Fox news story was disturbing on a number of issues. Shoot to kill vs shoot to wound was repeated by the media reporter at least three times .. and such a straw man argument never goes well.

I know of no law tolerant of "intent to kill nor intent to wound" and the only correct response to such insistence on the part of the reporter would be that one shoots to stop the threat .. that is all. Three times she repeated the "theme" and it was only addressed correctly once ..

I'm more than a little concerned that people gloss over the "use of force" aspects of gun ownership .. instead concerning themselves with other aspects related to using a firearm. Folks, we really need to be on the same page on this issue
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Typical media ignorance or misinformation.

It is called "deadly force" for a reason; not to say that after the fact someone might claim otherwise, depending on the outcome.
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I once testified in court as the firearm instructor of the cop involved in a fatal shooting. When asked if I taught the officers to shoot to kill or shoot to wound, I replied that I taught the officers to shoot the offender until he quit doing whatever it was that made the officer shoot him in the first place. Might have been the long way around, but it emphasized that it was the "other guy", not the officer, that caused the "other guy" to get shot.
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The plywood is a non issue. The subject matter is another story. If you are shooting at the arms...legs, most likely missing, the BG is closing in on you. It seems to me the idea is to stop the threat as soon as you can and to do so you must stop the motor... center mass first. If the shots are fatal... oh well.
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Well, check out this thread I just started this afternoon. This is my hometown, and at about midnight last night, three perpetrators attempted a home invasion/robbery on an 80 year old man. Please note his response, and the police statement exonerating the "old" gentleman, (I know, old is a relative term), and the comments left by those who had viewed the newscasts.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/conceal...-invasion.html

I think he responded pretty well for an older fellow, sitting at home minding his own business. Check out the thread, and let me know what you think...

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I watched the news clip on Youtube, here:

First the male interviewee demonstrated the technique, which had him placing the muzzle through the rectangular hole. Then the reporter, Hollie McKay, was recorded showing her shooting with the muzzle behind the hole. Whether she was supposed to repeat the shooting stage with the muzzle placed through the hole or not is unclear. She did a good job at shooting through the hole, a possible alternate method, as she didn't hit any wood.

These step barricades are generally not available to the public but might be used in competition, instruction, or a weapons qualification course.

The step barricades I've used didn't have the "hole" cutout and were used to shoot over or around.
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I liked that, " shoot to wound" a comment like that could only come from the media.... Like its a John Wayne movie or something.
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I'm not a good enough shot to try to wound a BG . Gona do my very best to place enough round in center of mass quickly to stop the treat and if they died !
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I thought the piece originated in CA where it's hard to find any positive news coverage of firearms or their use in self defense. CA is home to Hollywood, where the shoot-to-wound myth was at least echoed profusely if not invented there. Nevertheless, it's not easy to find nonbiased news coverage of firearms an their lawful use anywhere. Even in more conservative areas, seldom are the producers and reporters products of the local area anymore. I thought it was a decent work.

There are schools of thought that say to stay off of cover, so the reporter keeping the muzzle back a few inches is tactically sound. Probably no better feedback than splinters in your face to let you know you're jerking the trigger (as long as everyone is wearing proper eye protection).

With "shall issue" becoming a court-mandated reality in CA, hopefully there will be more positive, factual news pieces on shooting originating in the Golden State and change some attitudes.
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"shall issue" might become a court mandated reality... but with the way it's going with the slew of new proposed anti-gun, anti-ammo and anti-magazine legislation, we just might not have anything to use by the time those CCW permits are being issued (said with tongue implanted in cheek, sort of).

I very much doubt CA will produce any positive nor factual reporting anytime soon, as the San Bernardino shooting incident has become the rallying point for the anti's here, and especially for Lt. Governor Gavin Newsome and the 2016 election year ballot initiatives he's pushing for, and our AG, Kamala Harris who is running for the US Senate, and was among a group of DA's that filed an amicus brief in the District of Columbia v. Heller lawsuit, arguing that the Second Amendment does not protect an individual's right to own firearms.

That tragic incident will over shadowing anything positive for the immediate future, and then some. Previous mass shooting incidents that have taken place here... the Stockton school yard shootings of 1989, the 101 California St. shootings of 1993... both occurred over 20 years ago and still being referenced and used as examples of why we need more gun control in CA.

Not a surprise at all that the "shoot to wound" mentality is alive and well here... probably growing legs again and why it being reported.

Shoot to wound?

The majority of people are used to firing at stationary targets under no duress at all, and are going to be danged lucky in a charged and dynamic SD situation to even hit their intended target, let alone being able to deliberately direct fire accurate enough to distinguish between wounding or killing.
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The majority of people are used to firing at stationary targets under no duress at all, and are going to be danged lucky in a charged and dynamic SD situation to even hit their intended target, let alone being able to deliberately direct fire accurate enough to distinguish between wounding or killing.
I sometimes get a "shoot to wound" or the opposite "shoot between the eyes" student in a defense class, and we have a convincer drill for that.
With the loaded gun either holstered or lying on the bench, I start a silhouette target on the mover (bouncing and swaying) toward the shooter, and they are supposed to hit their selected area. Some empty the gun and hit nothing.
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Shooting with intent to kill is a crime. Even when the cops do it. I would think the only time it's legal to shoot with the intent to kill is if you've been selected as a firing squad member after a guilty verdict and the resulting appeals.

Cops shoot with the intent to stop the threat. The fact that death often results after being shot twice in the chest and once in the head is strictly incidental to the intent. Even if he DID shoot someone in the arm or hand or hip girdle on purpose, it would be wise for an officer to still say he or she was aiming for their 5 ring. Wouldn't look good if they died and they testified that they were only trying to wound them.
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I was trained to shoot center mass to stop the illegal act, what ever it was. I later, as a trainer, trained LE officers in the same manner. You have to determine if there is a threat of great bodily harm or death to yourself or others. That's it in a nut shell. Hopefully, very few of us will ever have to make that decision - to date, I haven't and hope I don't.
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I remember a few years ago a TV report on a thug in New Orleans who came at the police with a gun, they shot him dead. One of his relatives was on the scene complaining that all the cops had to do was shoot the gun out of his hand, why did they have to kill him! Been watching too many westerns I guess.
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If there's an active shooter on a rampage I would take him out asap. A head shot, kill shot what ever it takes to stop it. I hope it never happens.
But if the bullets are flying it has to stop.
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From my experience shooting USPSA. If you stick the muzzle through the opening in the barricade, recoil may cause the slide to strike the top of the opening with a resulting malfunction. I was taught to always shoot with the firearm outside the opening.
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The idea that a person defending his life should be required to "shoot to wound" by shooting the aggressor in the arm or leg is so ridiculous on so many levels that it amazes me that any journalist would run with such a story.
It doesn't amaze me at all. Most "journalists" are actually that ignorant. A large percentage of the remainder are dishonest, as are many of the first group.
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I wonder how she would do with her eyes open?
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Old 06-20-2016, 08:07 AM
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I save the shot to the head for controlled offensiveshooting like when using a .22lr and killing a tree rat or rabbit for dinner .
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You're a more courageous man than me. Unless I had me a pretty clear position of advantage and no better choices, I think I'd choose the FEAR option. Usin' a compact auto or snubbie to fight a guy with a rifle does not rate particularly high on my bucket list.

Then again, I make a point of not spending much time in posted killzones.
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Old 07-23-2016, 10:24 PM
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It may sound good to 'shoot (center mass) on a silhouette target but raising the sights to cover the central nervous system in the center chest area is more effective. The shock of the round going there can immediately stop an attacker. Often a shot in the center mass, abdominal area does not stop the attacker.
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:31 PM
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Wow. Never terribly surprised by what drivel get airtime but some of that is pretty bad. Sadly a huge proportion of people will think it reflects reality. What with the news being vetted, fair n balanced, and all that.
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Shoot to kill or wound? When students ask that question my standard
answer is neither. You shoot to stop the threat. You are not a good
enough shot to choose to kill or wound, especially under those kind of
conditions.
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"Shoot to wound" = "shoot to miss and hit bystanders".

Sorry, I have neither a union representing me nor a bottomless pot of other people's money to pay off civil settlements and judgments.

In Ohio, if it's a justified shooting, my assailant and his mutant family can sue me all day and every day... they just can't COLLECT. Good luck finding a lawyer who'll work on a contingent basis in order to collect 30% of $0.00.

On the other hand, if I play John Wayne, try to shoot a gun out of somebody's hand (who's actually trying to kill ME), miss and hit somebody's toddler, I OWN that, with no limits.

The only kind of shooting of another person I EVER plan to engage in is shooting to stop the threat, and shooting until the threat is STOPPED. I don't care if that kills him or if he lives another seventy five years, just so long as he stops doing whatever he was doing that justified the use of deadly force against him in the first place.

As to dimwits and morons who think that their violent felon friends and relatives ought to have a "safe working environment" in which to rob, rape and murder. I just laugh at them, and am not at all bashful about making light of it when they come to a violent end while trying to harm innocent people. Don't want to get shot? Don't do things which make it a good idea for other people to shoot you.
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Shoot to kill no lawsuit the victim/bad guy is dead.
Shoot to wound lawsuit the victum is alive. If he's paralyzed its even worse.
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Shoot to kill or wound? When students ask that question my standard
answer is neither. You shoot to stop the threat. You are not a good
enough shot to choose to kill or wound, especially under those kind of
conditions.
Practice, practice, practice or don't ccw carry.
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Shoot to kill no lawsuit the victim/bad guy is dead.
What if you don't kill him when you stop him? Do you walk up and put one in his head as he's lying on the ground?

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Shoot to wound lawsuit the victum is alive. If he's paralyzed its even worse.
Not in Ohio, and a number of other places.

We don't reward people for failed felonious assaults.
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Shoot to kill no lawsuit the victim/bad guy is dead.
Shoot to wound lawsuit the victum is alive. If he's paralyzed its even worse.
The only problem with the perpetrator being killed is that the family members can still sue you, after they go on the news and plead for sympathy. Either way the threat remains.
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Always good to see someone shooting with skill!

We have a defensive pistol shooting facility at our range, similar to where she was having so much fun.

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People ask why they don't shoot people in the legs to disable them. I try to explain how unrealistic that is. I did see a SEAL demo how when he pulled his gun out of the holster, he started firing at the perps feet while raising the gun and by the time he got up to the torso he'd let off four rounds....
One of America's best firearms trainers is named John Farnam. He referred to this method as "stitching". Works just like it sounds!!!
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... the piece originated in CA where it's hard to find any positive news coverage of firearms or their use in self defense. CA is home to Hollywood, where the shoot-to-wound myth was at least echoed profusely if not invented there. ...
The first episode of Gunsmoke is on youtube. No one even attempted to wound, they just tried to kill each other. That's the difference from 1955 to now. Then they tryed to portray reality, now it's 100% fantasy.
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You shoot to stop a threat. Stopped is stopped. Stopping power does not mean dead, it just means the threat is eliminated.

Ranges do all sorts of weird things so that story doesn't surprise me.
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Aside from the obvious, there's a potential legal Catch 22 with "shoot to wound". If you use a firearm you are deploying 'deadly force' regardless of whether or not anyone dies. This means that you have assessed the situation and justified the use of deadly force. If you intentionally "shoot to wound" it could be argued that you did not justify the use of deadly force. A smart lawyer may trip you up on that and question your use of a firearm (deadly force) to only wound someone (deadly force not needed).

You shoot to eliminate the threat and you aim for center body mass...which is probably the only target that you're capable of hitting under that much stress anyway.
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The only problem with the perpetrator being killed is that the family members can still sue you, after they go on the news and plead for sympathy. Either way the threat remains.
Live perpetrators are better. If they're alive, they can talk. And if they start talking and lying, it will be obvious.

The dead, no matter how they came to be that way, are always elevated to sainthood.
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If you survived the gun battle, you still have to survive the potential criminal and civil battle that may follow.

If you use deadly force, your conduct will be measured by a "reasonable person" standard. If the legal system determines that a reasonable person would have a fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm under the circumstances that existed at the time, then you were legally justified in using deadly force.

NEVER, EVER say you shot to kill. If you were forced to use justified deadly force against another, you would be well advised to speak to your attorney before you make any statement.

When you do speak, I hope: You shot because you were in fear of imminent death or great bodily harm, and that your intention was to stop the felonious, life-threatening actions of your attacker.
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