Keep your finger off the trigger...

308Enfield · October 19, 2005, 09:48 PM

...until you're ready to shoot. Check out this video, it should serve as ample warning to everybody that the basic rules apply everywhere - keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot!

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/womancop.html

Ok, just to hopefully head off any misunderstandings, I don't think the gender of this police officer is at all relevant to anything, I didn't name the file. Overall I think most LEOs are good people who do their best at a very tough job. So, this thread is not about women, or about police officers, its about safety and the risk of accidents.

rapier144 · October 19, 2005, 09:53 PM

Damn harley you shot me lol. Thats what you get with lack of training.

imur_huckle_berry · October 19, 2005, 10:00 PM

+1 Safety ALWAYS

Old Fud · October 20, 2005, 01:20 AM

Sorry guys, but this one is VERY old news.
But let's get some use out of the thread anyway, huh?

HOW old is it?
I know I've been seeing it roughly every 3 months since I started reading gun forums about 2 years ago.

Can anybody put an actual DATE on it?

Fud

Double Naught Spy · October 20, 2005, 02:18 AM

Who says the officer wasn't ready to shoot?

Besides, how can you have unexpected spontaneous discharges without your finger being on the trigger?

KyJim · October 20, 2005, 03:15 AM

Here's another example:

http://www.informedsource.info/image...in%20class.wmv

I don't know how old this one is.

Ramcharger · October 20, 2005, 05:42 PM

Bad cops, Bad cops....What ya gonna do when they come for you....

Springfield's finest

rapier144 · October 21, 2005, 12:23 PM

Good thing he was a professional no telling what might of happened if an idiot had a loaded firearm in the room. Where do they find these bozos?

Double Naught Spy · October 23, 2005, 08:14 PM

Where do they find them? At the Police Academy. Haven't you seen the movies?

Sadly, not all cops who have to use their guns are really gun people and as a result, NDs happen. Cops have a huge variety of tasks that they need to do very well for things to work out properly. The only thing is that few cops ever master all of the skills they need. We tend to focus on the gun aspects because we are part of a gun forum and have a particular interest in guns.

Some martial arts folks are bothered by less than great open hand skills. Psychologists often complain of a lack of proper and productive negotiation skills to help diffuse situations.

The fact of the matter is that most cops are generalists, put into a job that demands a huge variety of skills, of which they may only master a few and of those mastered, not all necessarily pertain to work on the street.

October 19, 2005, 09:48 PM	#1
308Enfield Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 239	Keep your finger off the trigger... ...until you're ready to shoot. Check out this video, it should serve as ample warning to everybody that the basic rules apply everywhere - keep your finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot! http://www.big-boys.com/articles/womancop.html Ok, just to hopefully head off any misunderstandings, I don't think the gender of this police officer is at all relevant to anything, I didn't name the file. Overall I think most LEOs are good people who do their best at a very tough job. So, this thread is not about women, or about police officers, its about safety and the risk of accidents. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato

October 19, 2005, 09:53 PM	#2
rapier144 Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2005 Location: tennessee Posts: 687	oops Damn harley you shot me lol. Thats what you get with lack of training.

October 19, 2005, 10:00 PM	#3
imur_huckle_berry Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 102	+1 Safety ALWAYS __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ It's funny until someone loses an eye...........then it's hilarious! Huck

October 20, 2005, 01:20 AM	#4
Old Fud Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: California Posts: 119	How old is this video anyway? Sorry guys, but this one is VERY old news. But let's get some use out of the thread anyway, huh? HOW old is it? I know I've been seeing it roughly every 3 months since I started reading gun forums about 2 years ago. Can anybody put an actual DATE on it? Fud

October 20, 2005, 02:18 AM	#5
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague County, Texas Posts: 9,737	Who says the officer wasn't ready to shoot? Besides, how can you have unexpected spontaneous discharges without your finger being on the trigger? __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011

October 20, 2005, 03:15 AM	#6
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 6,515	Here's another example: http://www.informedsource.info/image...in%20class.wmv I don't know how old this one is.

October 20, 2005, 05:42 PM	#7
Ramcharger Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Posts: 371	Bad cops, Bad cops....What ya gonna do when they come for you.... Springfield's finest

October 21, 2005, 12:23 PM	#8
rapier144 Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2005 Location: tennessee Posts: 687	Dea officer Good thing he was a professional no telling what might of happened if an idiot had a loaded firearm in the room. Where do they find these bozos? Last edited by rapier144; October 21, 2005 at 02:06 PM.

October 23, 2005, 08:14 PM	#9
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague County, Texas Posts: 9,737	Where do they find them? At the Police Academy. Haven't you seen the movies? Sadly, not all cops who have to use their guns are really gun people and as a result, NDs happen. Cops have a huge variety of tasks that they need to do very well for things to work out properly. The only thing is that few cops ever master all of the skills they need. We tend to focus on the gun aspects because we are part of a gun forum and have a particular interest in guns. Some martial arts folks are bothered by less than great open hand skills. Psychologists often complain of a lack of proper and productive negotiation skills to help diffuse situations. The fact of the matter is that most cops are generalists, put into a job that demands a huge variety of skills, of which they may only master a few and of those mastered, not all necessarily pertain to work on the street. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011