On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:59:39 -0800, Hawke
wrote:

On 2/6/2012 7:31 PM, George Plimpton wrote:
On 2/6/2012 7:18 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 5 Feb 2012 19:48:43 -0500, "Wild_Bill"
wrote:

I speculate that the shooter wasn't prepared mentally for what he was
about
to do.. it sounds like (I'm not gonna review TV reports or store cam
video)
the shooter started his aim? near the feet and the stress caused his
trigger
finger to respond in full-auto mode, possibly causing uncontrolled
muzzle
climb (toe-to-head, maybe).

I wouldn't be surprised if civil lawsuits follow.. the posted "no
firearms"
sign, for one reason.


For those who think that the guy was such a bad shot, I would direct
your attention to the video of the police officer and the criminal, at
a distance of approximately ten feet from eaach other, emptying BOTH
weapons and neither hitting the other. I wish I could remember where
I saw that. This was a trained police officer and he emptied his
weapon without a hit. The guy in this story got two hits, though not
disabling, out of seven. A far better average. When the adreneline
starts pumping things don't go exactly as planned. Until you've been
in the guys position and done better, perhaps it's better that you
keep your disparaging comments to yourself. Just a thought.

I agree.


I'm not surprised. I doubt you would have done any better. But the truth
is that was some bad shooting by anybody's standards. If you can't hit a
man sized target at 20 feet then you ought to turn in your gun and start
carrying a sword.

Hawke


That's easy for you to say but I suspect that if you were in the same
position, nervous to start with and someone swinging a shotgun in your
direction, you wouldn't be such a great shot either. Self
preservation is a powerful force and will make you miss the target
more than once (see the referenced video above, if you can find it.).

Jim