tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post778749211648601414..comments2024-03-18T21:29:32.393-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: More Thoughts on Stopping PowerMichael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-24784325565017501072009-11-22T15:46:41.947-07:002009-11-22T15:46:41.947-07:00that was sarcasm about my pseudo lethal comments. ...that was sarcasm about my pseudo lethal comments. Yeah, I already knew about the less lethal designation, but in some cases, training isn't enough and can lead to some very catastrophic results.<br /><br /><br />Sorry, my sarcasm doesn't come through very well on the internet. At least not without a:<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />or a :<br /><br />:-P<br /><br />there might still be a nicheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-46064172007472609792009-11-20T16:50:58.652-07:002009-11-20T16:50:58.652-07:00Hunters (and guides) call it "admiring the sh...Hunters (and guides) call it "admiring the shot" - when said hunter/shooter should prepping for the next (and next, next,... A.I.) shot. Buddy of mine was a Platoon SGT in Iraq in '06. Two of his biggest training issues were soldiers expecting Hollywood results on bad guys and, you guessed it, "admiring the shot" instead of shooting again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-74293903744310286942009-11-20T13:08:47.081-07:002009-11-20T13:08:47.081-07:00Actually, the stuff isn't called "non&quo...Actually, the stuff isn't called "non" lethal. It's sold as "less" lethal and the training that's given to officers who are issued it emphasizes this distinction.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-69305648069611427762009-11-20T10:02:30.792-07:002009-11-20T10:02:30.792-07:00I think that the an individual criminals mental re...I think that the an individual criminals mental reaction to being shot is is a big and unknowable part of the equation that makes a great deal of the handgun stopping power debate pointless. When shot some people are going to surrender, or run away, or drop dead, or keep on fighting no matter what caliber/load you shoot him with. <br />And just as a lot of what we "knew" about handgun Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-91708600320716954482009-11-20T08:46:51.557-07:002009-11-20T08:46:51.557-07:00All this talk of non-lethal this and non-lethal th...All this talk of non-lethal this and non-lethal that has my head spinning. Kinda makes me think of tazers and mace and collapsible batons and bean bag shotties...<br /><br />Let me coin a new term for these new training tools:<br /><br />Pseudo-lethal.<br /><br />Yeah, that's it, pseudo-lethal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-41629609804446668292009-11-20T08:19:34.733-07:002009-11-20T08:19:34.733-07:00Clark, I think that you're onto something ther...Clark, I think that you're onto something there. I strongly believe that video games tend to give a false sense of security to players. Things in the real world don't usually work out as in the games. Unfortunately, I also strongly believe that this phenomenon extends into the so called "real life" training offered by many tactical schools, as good as they are. When I watch the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-13702048869384109262009-11-20T08:16:24.521-07:002009-11-20T08:16:24.521-07:00If there is anybody out there who has seen the Ele...If there is anybody out there who has seen the Elephant, I would almost pay good money to hear or read an honest, without editorial or male bravado embelishment, after action report.<br /><br />After all the smoke cleared, did the guy go:<br /><br />A. "Gee, I sure wish I had a 9mm because I could have delivered more, smaller bullets in quick succession."<br /><br />ORRRRRRRR!!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-57020565218288877642009-11-20T06:45:27.149-07:002009-11-20T06:45:27.149-07:00Think "zombie" when in a shootout - assu...Think "zombie" when in a shootout - assume the BG will keep coming at you (mebbe he <i>will</i>) until you put him down and out. <br /><br /><i>Zombieland</i>, a movie to correct the sensitizing of our youth to the "omnipotent handgun" myth?<br /><br />I speak only from theory, as I've not actually seen The Elephant, and hope I never do.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-5914626971557823932009-11-19T18:53:52.610-07:002009-11-19T18:53:52.610-07:00Some folks think movies and TV "desensitize&q...Some folks think movies and TV "desensitize" kids to violence. But I'm wondering if the converse is true: mebbe they <i>sensitize</i> kids to think that the handgun is omnipotent - shoot once and you win; get shot once and you die. <br /><br />This is an excellent topic to emphasize on <i>Best Defense</i>, methinks!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-51151354746058163322009-11-19T17:45:34.639-07:002009-11-19T17:45:34.639-07:00Good points! Just this week, I think it was, Numbe...Good points! Just this week, I think it was, Number 9; Taking the offensive and maintining control", was implemented by real live citizens. It seems that the Maersk Alabama, the freight ship that was hijacked off of somalia earlier this year was, you guessed it, attacked again by Somali pirates. Only this time, the ship had "security people" on board that were armed! The security Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-54893811654050736492009-11-19T14:28:35.053-07:002009-11-19T14:28:35.053-07:00Bravo!
Ratcatcher 55Bravo!<br /><br />Ratcatcher 55Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-91402443198410114762009-11-19T11:58:34.570-07:002009-11-19T11:58:34.570-07:00Very helpful comments...looking forward to hearing...Very helpful comments...looking forward to hearing more on the podcast. Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com