How did cop with handgun kill two bad guys with rifles? (Photo of site added)

[bushmaster1313]

Any published reports on how the courageous cop in Texas used a handgun to take down two bad guys with rifles?

Edited Thursday Evening:

This photo shows how close the cars were during the fight -- and the orientation.

If the cop with the Glock was on the driver's side of the grey car, he could have exited and taken cover behind the engine block, giving him a 15 yard shot supported by the hood.

 

[Jack Flash]

I wondered the same thing myself. It will be interesting to get the whole story.

 

[okiegtrider]

Would love to read an account of that as well. However, heroic cop stories aint too popular these days...

 

[meaneyedcatz]

I wondered the same thing myself. It will be interesting to get the whole story.

I agree but never expect an accurate story until a week later. Let all the tabloids like CNN and the others write their sophomore attempts first.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

A classic case of hitting what you are shooting at versus just shooting.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Mix equal parts: Training, Discipline and Guts.

 

[bushmaster1313]

A classic case of hitting what you are shooting at versus just shooting.

My speculation is that the cop was a Marine and/or a Veteran of a tour in Iraq or Afghanistan. I also suspect that he is a crack shot with his service piece.

On the other hand, I suspect that the would-be mass murderers did not know how to use their weapons.

What matters is skill set and mindset.

 

[m1gunner]

The only account I have seen so far stated the policeman made the shots with a revolver.

Are there any LEOs still armed with revolvers?

And he was Traffic, not SWAT

 

[LVSteve]

AP are saying that after the security guard/cop returned fire and "subdued" the assailants, SWAT chimed in. AP also says both were wearing body armour. I'm wondering if they looked bulked out like they were carrying vest bombs and SWAT decided to terminate with extreme prejudice. Works for me. Difficult to press the trigger on a bomb with your brains spread over a couple of square yards.

 

[federali]

I suspect that he took Wild Bill Hickok's advice: he took his time in a hurry.

 

[federali]

Related to this excellent question is this: if the police suspected trouble because of the subject matter of the contest, why didn't they have their own shoulder weapons?

 

[m1gunner]

Related to this excellent question is this: if the police suspected trouble because of the subject matter of the contest, why didn't they have their own shoulder weapons?

Because it was Texas?

Have you seen the pics of the SWAT guys? "Goes bear hunting with a switch" comes to mind.

eta... SWAT had rifles

 

[Absalom]

Any published reports on how the courageous cop in Texas used a handgun to take down two bad guys with rifles?

I remember an instructor saying once a long time ago (and he probably didn't come up with it, because I've read it elsewhere since):

"Surviving a gunfight is 90% situational awareness, mental preparation, tactics and training, and maybe 10% what kind of gun and ammo you use. Unfortunately, a lot of wannabe gunfighters spend 90% of their time obsessing about their gun and ammo, and the other 10% watching action movies."

A bit harsh, but there is truth to that, and without knowing anything more about what happened in Texas, that cop may just have had his priorities straight.

 

[eb07]

A combo of training, shot placement, and cojones

 

[armadillo]

Garland is a very large suburb of Dallas with a top-notch PD. The report I saw said he was a patrol officer and SWAT was on the other side of the building when it went down.

 

[zzzippper]

All I can do is shake my head and say, "It was Texas."

 

[THEWELSHM]

The only account I have seen so far stated the policeman made the shots with a revolver.

Are there any LEOs still armed with revolvers?

And he was Traffic, not SWAT

Shooting with a revolver make the shot count. I say head shots

Thewelshm

 

[hoc9sw]

A man who used the skills he had perfected appropriately.
He had never fired his weapon "on duty". How many of you (myself included) were lucky enough to pass their entire LEO career without having to do that? I was, and am glad for that. In the part of my life where I used weapons, no one complained.

 

[THEWELSHM]

The only account I have seen so far stated the policeman made the shots with a revolver.

Are there any LEOs still armed with revolvers?

And he was Traffic, not SWAT

Apparently there should be


Thewelshm

 

[rwsmith]

Depends....

Would love to read an account of that as well. However, heroic cop stories aint too popular these days...

Depends on who you talk to.