You have drawn your gun to defend your family against a deadly attack in public. But, you are holding a gun. Have you considered how to avoid getting shot by police or other good guys?
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Category: Avoid Getting Shot by First Responders
More information on – Not getting shot by responders
In my initial and renewal courses, I cover post shooting considerations. One aspect is to avoid getting shot by other CCW holders and Police …
I reference and review the report – Force Science News #216, which provides an overview of a training scenario between Uniformed Officers and plainclothes officer. This correlates with a prior NYPD report concerning officer involved shootings.
You can substitute “CCW” for “PC” in the lessons learned section (I have placed emphasis by bolding on the print for certain points):
” Among the lessons we learned:
– Train first responders that not everyone holding a gun is a suspect.
– Establish a challenge protocol to limit the likelihood of blue-on-blue error. We were able to significantly drop the instances of role-players being shot down to 50% after stressing the importance of challenge procedures.
The longer the PC presents himself holding a gun or displaying armed behavior, the higher the likelihood of being misidentified and fired upon.
– As a PC choosing to respond to an armed threat, we recommend keeping your weapon concealed as long as possible as you maneuver to a position of advantage. Only present the weapon when you absolutely, positively have to engage bad-guy threats. After engaging and conducting necessary after-action procedures, immediately holster, conceal the weapon, move to cover, and be prepared to “halo” your badge.
– Open up all trainees’ situational awareness to understand they are an UNKNOWN person when in plainclothes and their behaviors when holding a gun may be perceived as a threat to other first responders (uniformed as well as plainclothes and off-duty). …”
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HOW NOT TO GET SHOT BY POLICE
Article From Suarez Intl
…You are more likely to be mistakenly shot by police in areas where the carry of weapons by citizens is not common. Places like New York…
…You are more likely to be shot if the first thing the police see is the profile of a firearm….
…You are more likely to be shot by police if, when challenged, you begin to turn toward them. This is problematic as it is a natural reaction for humans to turn toward the sound of yelling. Specially the case if it is behind them….
…Second, a black gun is more easily covered and hidden than a bright and shiny one. …
THE ARTICLE IS HERE