Sho Nuff wrote:Cant you just shoot him in the leg? IDK. Very stupid, cant imagine why he wouldnt drop the weapon.
Officers aren't trained to shoot extremities or the weapon out of someone's hand. You'd have to be an exceptional marksman to shoot a moving extremity even at close range. And for every bullet you send downrange that misses, you're held accountable for what or who it hits. Contrary to media and public belief - officers aren't that good of a shot. They are trained to shoot center mass. Less likelyhood of missing.
I really don't expect any legislative fallout from this. There's been dozens of other similar incidents. I've even been involved with a few incidents finding members of this forum running around in public with airsoft replicas. They were smart and followed commands
We just owe it to ourselves as a community to not let stupid people do stupid things in public with airsoft replicas. Protect our hobby ---- speak up if you see someone doing something idiotic in public with airsoft replicas. You may even save their life before the cops show up.