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Unread 11-26-2007, 10:09 PM   #12
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Originally posted by lugerholsterrepair
...where there is no difference in Police and Military...
Jerry Burney
Jerry,
Thank you for pointing that out. Depending on whose statistics you favor, the average distance between combatants in police shootouts is between 10 - 20 feet. They are usually over within seconds.

Law Enforcement training has come a long way. In the 50's - 60's, long range bullseye type shooting was the order of the day. Returning vets showed rookies "How it was done". Police training mimicked the military course of fire.

In the seventies, the FBI analyzed gunfights and came up with "The Training to End All Training". The problem was... it wasn't. The 1986 episode in Miami gave pause.

The best training I've ever been involved with normally begins something like this... "We are going to show you a way to do this. It should not be taken as the way to do this. Take what you like about our training and make it work for your agency."

I didn't hit the scene until the 90's, so I'm going anecdotal on the prior years (but I have my info from good sources). I will say that I've been privy to some pretty good training.

The best training introduction I ever got was this video (really):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2eMkth8FWno

My friends, this video typifies... A WINNING ATTITUDE! (the only attitude appropriate for a gunfight).

Jack
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