Check out the (media spin) on this CC video!

[JohnC]

I think this is twisted a bit wouldn't you say?

How do we know these so called crappy shot's from supposedly well trained paper target shooters and CC holders aren't just actors screwing up on purpose.

[gjohnsoniv]

Repost, but good piece none the less. Well bad piece to those who don't think but good for others to see how biased the media is.

[pattywak]

Also worth mentioning, the "assailant" always went for the teacher, then the concealed weapon carrier right away because they knew who had the weapon. In real world, you wouldn't know who had the gun.

If you ask me, the video is proof that anti-gun nuts live in a dream world.

[hornett22]

I don't see a link.

[NRA]

I would love to see them try this with people that have military or LEO training instead of a class full of children.

Edited June 21, 2012 by NRA

[TMF]

This is propaganda. Playing the "what if" game doesn't prove squat. That is about as scientific as proving you don't need a seatbelt by driving a test dummy into a fully loaded fuel tanker.... "what's the point of having a seatbelt? You're gonna die anyway." This doesn't account for the deterrent factor. Nor does it take into account that active shooters are generally cowards and will run away from somebody equally armed whether they are shot or not.

[TrickyNicky]

Just another crap load of crap straight from crap town.

Wouldn't it be neat if the media would report on both sides of an issue instead of just telling us how they feel about it?

I think that would be great.

[Wheelgunner]

Agreed, the bias is frustrating. That aside, the video was a good reminder of some of the basics of firefights - find cover and concealment, place well-aimed shots, etc. Interesting that maneuvering didn't seem to be an option; the participants were expected to stand their ground and fire on the target. Sometimes running is a better choice than fighting.

Here's something that bugs me more than the anti-gun slant: the participants were placed in a scenario that could never actually happen. Granted, school shootings happen with disturbing regularity now. However, none of us will ever be armed with a handgun while we sit in what was clearly meant to be a university classroom setting. Why not? Because it's illegal to carry on college campuses. In reality, when you are faced with a school shooter your only option is to run. In other words, no civilian HCP holder trains for that scenario because it can't occur. So these folks put skilled handgun carriers in an impossible scenario, and they performed poorly. Huge surprise. :sarcasm:

I can think up violent crime scenarios all day long that: A. can never actually occur, and B. would be virtually impossible to prepare for. What if you were armed with a handgun during a flight from L.A. to Boston and a shooter started firing in the back of the plane? Or what if you were a lawyer carrying a concealed 1911 during oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court and suddenly Justice Ginsburg pulled out a shotgun and starting firing at you? Or what if a liberal media mogul did a TV segment about a violent crime handgun training scenario that actually matters?

Edited June 22, 2012 by Wheelgunner

[hornett22]

It was my browser.