Fear is one reason for semi-automatic firearms. People under stress, and life or death situations are stressful, tend to shoot with less accuracy than when not under stress, leading to firing multiple rounds.
As a Marine I was trained for 3-5 round bursts when selecting auto and machine gunners 5-7 round bursts. In real life a scared shit…
Fear is one reason for semi-automatic firearms. People under stress, and life or death situations are stressful, tend to shoot with less accuracy than when not under stress, leading to firing multiple rounds.
As a Marine I was trained for 3-5 round bursts when selecting auto and machine gunners 5-7 round bursts. In real life a scared shitless combatant might just empty their magazine with one squeeze. Cops always shoot until the perp goes down.
When I had a job that required travel, I asked my wife if she wanted a gun where it was accessible to her. She said no, she would rely upon our dog. I taught her to shoot but she knows it's not in her to kill someone. Add people who wouldn't be able to use deadly force to your list of people who should not carry a gun since they are carrying it for an attacker in that case.
Fear is one reason for semi-automatic firearms. People under stress, and life or death situations are stressful, tend to shoot with less accuracy than when not under stress, leading to firing multiple rounds.
As a Marine I was trained for 3-5 round bursts when selecting auto and machine gunners 5-7 round bursts. In real life a scared shitless combatant might just empty their magazine with one squeeze. Cops always shoot until the perp goes down.
When I had a job that required travel, I asked my wife if she wanted a gun where it was accessible to her. She said no, she would rely upon our dog. I taught her to shoot but she knows it's not in her to kill someone. Add people who wouldn't be able to use deadly force to your list of people who should not carry a gun since they are carrying it for an attacker in that case.