Originally posted by CompletelyNumb
An accidental double tap one second after upholstering? I'd believe it if both bullets missed. But his actions seemed very rehearsed. He had no reaction whatsoever, double tap, holster, walk over and look at guy.
Get that gun fixed either way, too light of a trigger action lol
Glock semi-auto pistols have a trigger reset, where you fire the first shot and the subsequent shots only require a slight release of the trigger and then you can pull back for your next shots without full action of the trigger. It's super useful when you need to accurately and quickly get some rounds downrange, but if you screw up and have a sympathetic reaction to someone else shooting, are losing your mind, or simply a maroon, you will fire a lot of shots very quickly. I can empty a 15 round mag in seconds using trigger reset, and have a very tight grouping. It's a little scary how well it works.
As far as the rest of this goes.. I'm really reluctant lately to weigh in on these issues, as it seems video still doesn't exonerate or indict anyone to the fullest extent. There is still something missing, and everyone has an opinion about it despite what may appear to be a cut and dry case. However, this one is a very good example of "what the fuuuuuuu..."
I can see how he can draw and shoot twice in such a short time frame using a Glock. I can't see him unholstering, aiming, and shooting twice accurately in that time frame. However, he did have his hand on his pistol while approaching (which believe it or not, is actually a slower draw and up to target time) and indicates he was prepared to use it, or mentally was in the frame of mind that he was GOING to use it. His quick reholstering, and then not telling anyone for 11 minutes is certainly bizarre, but I can tell you having (unfortunately) been involved in a few OIS through my career, I've seen people act bizarre afterwards.
This one is totally out in left field. Prime facie, yeah, he out and out dropped the guy with two shots without justification. Maybe there is a video analysis that shows he was surprised and based on his testimony, gives reason to believe he didn't mean to do it. I'm not defending one position or the other, just throwing it out there.
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