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How did cop with handgun kill two bad guys with rifles? (Photo of site added)
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Maybe those jihadi wannabees should have read those bumper stickers, don't mess with Texas.
Hooray for the valiant officer that put his or her self at risk of death in order to protect others. Using a handgun to defeat two assailants with long guns demonstrates tremendous courage and competence under duress. If it was a Bourne film I would have said that's Hollywood nonsense but it goes to show what a crack shot with nerves of steel can do.
Hooray for the valiant officer that put his or her self at risk of death in order to protect others. Using a handgun to defeat two assailants with long guns demonstrates tremendous courage and competence under duress. If it was a Bourne film I would have said that's Hollywood nonsense but it goes to show what a crack shot with nerves of steel can do.
kthom
Member
He was alert and aware, spotted the situation early on, and he was ready mentally and physically to proceed with no hesitation. At the same time, he was confident in his weapon and his ability to use it effectively. A very great number of folks who hold a weapon are not really prepared to use it right now! This man didn't dilly-dally around, and he wasn't caught not looking. He did not start out behind, especially mentally. He was on top of his game.
I don't know exactly what happened. But I can tell you that this man was ready, and the two guys with rifles were not. There is a lesson here for us. If we have no clue something is or might be coming, you know where we start, and it's really hard to catch up when you start out behind!
I don't know exactly what happened. But I can tell you that this man was ready, and the two guys with rifles were not. There is a lesson here for us. If we have no clue something is or might be coming, you know where we start, and it's really hard to catch up when you start out behind!
ringo1597
Member
Local news here in Central Texas is reporting the officer in question is 60 years old, with 38 years of service.
Roadtrash
US Veteran
Shot placement.
finesse_r
Member
It sounds like a gun control issue to me.
He controlled his gun a lot better than they did theirs.
More accurate shot placement.
sigp220.45
US Veteran
Somehow we've accepted that a handgun is nearly a useless appendage on a cop's belt. I've had new agents try to take a rifle to the door on a knock-and-talk. I blame these competing shooting schools for the ridiculous though widely held belief that "the only thing a pistol is good for is to fight your way to a rifle".
If that was the only thing a pistol was good for, wouldn't it have happened by now?
This copper kept his head and ate those two dummies for lunch. That a cool head with a pistol will beat two morons with rifles shouldn't surprise anyone.
If that was the only thing a pistol was good for, wouldn't it have happened by now?
This copper kept his head and ate those two dummies for lunch. That a cool head with a pistol will beat two morons with rifles shouldn't surprise anyone.
32flyingk9
Member
Bad guys didn't check their 6. They should have.
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
That might help explain the revolver, if that's what he used. The 38 years of service could go a long way toward explaining steadiness and accuracy, too.
RubenZ
Member
Very simple. One was prepared, two were not.
So, us old guys must do some things right it seems.
That is a valid statement for a soldier in combat. If you are close enough to use a sidearm, things are beyond bad, and not likely to get better. To kill the gooks in the wire, a rifle is best.
CNN just announced that the officer used a .45 caliber Glock. He was on traffic detail.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
Did CNN condemn the officer for being less than understanding to the youths expression of the obvious show of intolerance?
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.just kiddin.....
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
YogiBear
Absent Comrade
104 yard shot
Aloha,
Here you go.
Austin PD mounted unit Sgt holding reigns of 2 horses
drops BG with one shot at 104 yards
Cop Drops Active Shooter from 104 Yards with M&P .40, While Holding His Horses -
Seems to me, BGs never learn not to mess with Texas cops.
Aloha,
Here you go.
Austin PD mounted unit Sgt holding reigns of 2 horses
drops BG with one shot at 104 yards
Cop Drops Active Shooter from 104 Yards with M&P .40, While Holding His Horses -
Seems to me, BGs never learn not to mess with Texas cops.
m1gunner
US Veteran
That makes more sense than a revolver.
Cool head and steady aim, well done Officer.
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