le_butters
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I was at my police transition course and one day was simunition training. We did three different training scenarios.
Scenario 1 was a very basic identify the threat. I was walked in to the room and saw 3 individuals. The instructor turned me around and told me when I turn back around address the issue. When I turned around all three men were in one line. The first one stepped one direction, his hands were by his side. The second individual had his hands up but with what I at first thought was a gun in his had. I drew at this point. I then identified a cell phone. I identified the third individual when he stepped out from behind the second. He had his hands in his pocket. He pulled a gun out one pocket and started to point it my way. I shot him 3 times till cease fire was called.
Scenario 2 got a little more advanced. I was outside and the instructor told me I had just got off work. He stated all I had to do was walk around the corner and get in my car. We started walking and talking and he said the "go" word. Out came a man holding a gun by the slide in his hand. The man started saying "F* the police, you all deserve to die". Me seeing the gun drew mine and pointed it at him. I started yelling drop the gun. The guy wouldn't. There was no where to take cover so as he walked I walked with him keeping a safe distance. Finally he started to reach for the gun. I pulled the trigger and "click", misfire. Before the instructor could yell fix the malfunction, I was already going thru the motions. Tap, rack, bang x3. I didn't get shot, thank god. Turns out it was set up for the malfunction.
Scenario 3 was where I messed up. Walked in to a room and one guy was behind a counter. Another guy at a table that was used for getting a drink from the fountain. Instructor walks me to the fountain table says he get a drink. As I'm work "making a drink" and talking that's when it happened. I hear yelling coming from behind. I turn and see a man coming in with a gun in his hand. I draw and yell police drop the gun. The bad guy shoots the clerk. As he turns toward me I shoot. I hit him but he shot me. I hit him before he got his shot off but it could still happen. Cease fire was called. I should had lit him up as I saw the gun. He had committed a forcible felony so it would be a clean shoot. I cost the life of the clerk because I announced myself. And got myself shot in the pinky. Which could had been bad if it was real. Lesson learned.
Overall it was great training. I really want to do this training more than ever. It's teaching me alot and the actual adrenaline was a huge factor.
Scenario 1 was a very basic identify the threat. I was walked in to the room and saw 3 individuals. The instructor turned me around and told me when I turn back around address the issue. When I turned around all three men were in one line. The first one stepped one direction, his hands were by his side. The second individual had his hands up but with what I at first thought was a gun in his had. I drew at this point. I then identified a cell phone. I identified the third individual when he stepped out from behind the second. He had his hands in his pocket. He pulled a gun out one pocket and started to point it my way. I shot him 3 times till cease fire was called.
Scenario 2 got a little more advanced. I was outside and the instructor told me I had just got off work. He stated all I had to do was walk around the corner and get in my car. We started walking and talking and he said the "go" word. Out came a man holding a gun by the slide in his hand. The man started saying "F* the police, you all deserve to die". Me seeing the gun drew mine and pointed it at him. I started yelling drop the gun. The guy wouldn't. There was no where to take cover so as he walked I walked with him keeping a safe distance. Finally he started to reach for the gun. I pulled the trigger and "click", misfire. Before the instructor could yell fix the malfunction, I was already going thru the motions. Tap, rack, bang x3. I didn't get shot, thank god. Turns out it was set up for the malfunction.
Scenario 3 was where I messed up. Walked in to a room and one guy was behind a counter. Another guy at a table that was used for getting a drink from the fountain. Instructor walks me to the fountain table says he get a drink. As I'm work "making a drink" and talking that's when it happened. I hear yelling coming from behind. I turn and see a man coming in with a gun in his hand. I draw and yell police drop the gun. The bad guy shoots the clerk. As he turns toward me I shoot. I hit him but he shot me. I hit him before he got his shot off but it could still happen. Cease fire was called. I should had lit him up as I saw the gun. He had committed a forcible felony so it would be a clean shoot. I cost the life of the clerk because I announced myself. And got myself shot in the pinky. Which could had been bad if it was real. Lesson learned.
Overall it was great training. I really want to do this training more than ever. It's teaching me alot and the actual adrenaline was a huge factor.
. I was only able to take part in a couple of training sessions before I retired. The training staff where I worked was quite skilled at changing up the scenarios.
