SOTG 038 Pt 1 – Think Before You Shoot
How can we train so as to minimize the chance of shooting people that should not be shot? Does your training program teach you to think before you pull the trigger or are you practicing to shoot reflexively?
During part one of this week’s show, we discuss that very thing. We’ll also address the East Coast / West Coast gun control rivalry, who wins and who loses?
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SOTG good stuff! Bravo Zulu!
Paul, you are right on; from a recent federal appellate court on LEOs shooting armed civilians:
A reasonable officer is entitled to use deadly force “[w]here the officer has probable cause to believe that [a] suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others.” Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 11 (1985). Nevertheless, as the Officers concede, the mere possession of a firearm by a suspect is not enough to permit the use of deadly force. Thus, an officer does not possess the unfettered authority to shoot a member of the public simply because that person is carrying a weapon. Instead, deadly force may only be used by a police officer when, based on a reasonable assessment, the officer or another person is threatened with the weapon.