• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    8 months ago

    Well, y’see, a taser and a gun are very similar in these instances

    Yes. Yes, they are.

    Sometimes I forget that most people have zero training in defensive force.

    Tell me: how accurately can well-trained personnel put rounds on target in immediate, defensive situations? How many hits can they land in the time it takes an attacker to land his first blow? How many misses? How about by his second blow? I know what I have been taught, but you’re not going to trust me. Go find that number.

    When you find the real-world hit percentages in close-quarters combat. multiply it times two for the number of times they can shoot their tasers.

    If that number is less than 1, the attacker is more likely to land a blow than not.

    Next, multiply it by 30 to 38, for the number of times they could shoot their handguns. Now you have a reasonable tool for stopping a deadly attack.

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      8 months ago

      Most adults would take a knife to the arm to protect a child, but god forbid taking a garden tool to the arm to not shoot one.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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        8 months ago

        This kid’s own family was unwilling to take such a hit from this kid, but you expect it from a complete stranger?