LGBT Srike Back ~ The Pink Pistols

[paulpablo]

People's reactions to stress are as variable as the shooting scenario itself.

OK, simple experiment, if you wish. I don't know if you play video games, but Fallout 4 stuck out to me in that department. Like many games it involves quite a lot of fighting. And, of course, no danger involved for the player sitting behind their desktop. Now add night and many persons firing at each other. Do you want to guess how often I hit a friendly instead of an enemy?

As I said, it's a game, no pressure, just your normal vision in dark conditions with many armed people involved. No nerves, no stress.

That's what combat training is for. Steeling people for that kind of situations and to hone their reflexes.

If it's just a game I imagine that would increase the amount of friendly fire because there would be no consequences.

My original point is that the 3.1% odds statistic is misleading and the variables of any shooting situation are too vast.

Variables like building design, emotions, firearms used, numbers of people, the atmosphere of the people as in are they drunk, happy, celebratory and so on.

I'm not going to say any shooter could or couldn't have been stopped or innocent people would likely have been killed because it depends on all these things.
If a shooter walks in with a huge rifle and he's encumbered with ammo and he's in the centre of a bright dance floor with other armed people present, maybe some stood behind I'd say he's likely to be stopped.
If it's in a foggy night club with tight corridors and the other person who is armed is jittery and nervous it will be more difficult.