BLINK OF AN EYE: Officers Forced to Shoot Suspect Who Won’t Be Tased

By Bob Owens

A lot of the people criticizing Charlotte, North Carolina, police officers for the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott claim that officers should not have fired because Scott had the gun pointing at the ground when he was shot.

Here I am, roughly replicating the same position as Scott with a comparatively-sized .380 pistol (below). Yes, my finger is on the trigger. From this position, I can get off a shot in less than a quarter of a second, faster than an officer can process what I’m doing and decide to return fire, even if he has his gun trained on me. Action always beats reaction. It’s science.

People (including gun owners) who have not studied real-life gun fighting roll their eyes at such statements, but it’s entirely true.

The fatal shooting of Jeffrey Clair Cave in Kingman, Arizona, this past Thursday vividly illustrates that point. Officers arrived at Cave’s home Thursday to serve a warrant for a stolen firearm.

Officers were fully kitted up in OTV-style wrap-around body armor with front and rear plates capable of stopping rifle bullets and ballistic helmets.

Instead of mechanically breaching the door of the home, the officers knocked loudly several times, and loudly announced themselves …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms