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Old February 20, 2012, 08:56 AM   #47
Bartholomew Roberts
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deaf Smith
Roberts,

It was not a zero deflection shot. It was a 70 to 90 degree deflection (right angles) shot.
The robber was charging down a long aisle towards the store owner standing at the side on the end of the aisle. Initially, that is going to be a very low deflection shot, meaning that movement won't help you much. As he gets closer, the deflection increases but the distance decreases. As moving and shooting goes, I think there was probably more useful choices the robber could have made tactically.

However, if I had decided I was going to run right at and then past the storeowner towards that exit while he shot at me, I would definitely be moving and shooting.
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