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Originally Posted by craddleshooter
... In a panic situation, where an officer is caught in a threat by surprise and perhaps overwhelmed by emotion, he or she may not be able to respond with sufficient control to attain a sight picture in the fraction of time available
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If being caught by "surprise" or "overwhelmed by emotion" means you can't effectively utilize a critical technique that ought to be part of your ingrained training and skillset, it's not necessarily a problem with a specific "technique" that needs to be utilized, but a broader training & experience problem.
If someone is caught by surprise and overwhelmed by emotion when attacked in an unarmed situation, he or she may be unable to effectively utilize an appropriate striking/punching technique in the fraction of time available. Does that mean the actual technique is ineffective and ought not be relied upon?
It's long be considered that proper training can help "inoculate" someone to a degree against some of the adverse effects of sudden stress, and help them better access and utilize their learned proper responses during such situations.
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Rule of the 7 P's comes into play, somewhat.
It's not a surprise that over many years of examining LE shooting incidents, one of the most commented upon elements noted by firearms trainers, of cops who have been "successful" in shooting incidents, has been when cops were able to acquire a sight picture or sight alignment and utilize aimed fire. Sure, very close distances have enabled the successful use of point/indexed shooting techniques taught and learned, but once the distances get out beyond very close, it's typically been sighted fire that's been successfully involved.
In a way, thinking it's only necessary to learn only use aimed or unaimed shooting techniques, and not both, is like thinking it's only necessary to learn how to punch or strike with only one hand, instead of both.
How "limited" do you wish to make your ability to be able to try and effectively and successfully respond in an unexpected, chaotic, dynamic and rapidly evolving situation?
