The percentage of “hits” when New York City police officers fire their weapons in the line of duty: 34%, according to a 2008 study. So professionals trained in using their weapons, who are required to keep those weapons in good working order and are trained to deal with high stress situations, miss their targets 66% of the time.
Still want armed citizens to “save” you in a shootout? Real life ain’t the movies, folks … and you’re not Deadeye McGraw.
D - More like “Quick Draw” McGraw. They’d probably be more accurate with a guitar.
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In this day and age, when it comes to a private citizen’s “right” to arm themselves, I’m very wary. Cause I can’t see...
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