06-09-2011, 04:39 AM
Roger that. I will say that the level of marksmanship training we are seeing trickle down to the LE organizations has really increased significantly over the past decade, but is still up to the individual officers in most agencies to take ownership of their violent tool bag and train on personal time as much as possible.
If you'll recall the incident we had here in Salt Lake City last year, a soldier from Ft. Lewis who had just returned from deployment to Afghanistan was told he couldn't go be with his family after getting a DUI, as a punishment. He went AWOL, drove down to Arizona to be with his family anyway, then drove to SLC, suited up in his full kit (MICH, IBA, 2 pistols, ACU's, everything), with an AR15 and 21 mags. A security guard at a high rise building saw him walking around looking agitated, and obviously with the troubling wardrobe malfunction, she called it in.
The officer that responded was able to take him out immediately when it was apparent that he had an active shooter on his hands, who was prepared for some serious shooting...especially since Spc. Barrett had just blasted his cruiser with a barrage of fire, and shot him in the leg. The officer, Uppsen Downes (no I'm not making this up), fell to his side and took concealment behind his car, and shot Barrett in the face. The distance was 25yds, and Barrett died quickly, without any further shooting.
The whole thing was sad really, but I was very surprised to hear that a guy kitted-out like that with an AR was effectively dealt with by an injured cop with a handgun. I need to look into the training background of the officer.
LRRPF52
If you'll recall the incident we had here in Salt Lake City last year, a soldier from Ft. Lewis who had just returned from deployment to Afghanistan was told he couldn't go be with his family after getting a DUI, as a punishment. He went AWOL, drove down to Arizona to be with his family anyway, then drove to SLC, suited up in his full kit (MICH, IBA, 2 pistols, ACU's, everything), with an AR15 and 21 mags. A security guard at a high rise building saw him walking around looking agitated, and obviously with the troubling wardrobe malfunction, she called it in.
The officer that responded was able to take him out immediately when it was apparent that he had an active shooter on his hands, who was prepared for some serious shooting...especially since Spc. Barrett had just blasted his cruiser with a barrage of fire, and shot him in the leg. The officer, Uppsen Downes (no I'm not making this up), fell to his side and took concealment behind his car, and shot Barrett in the face. The distance was 25yds, and Barrett died quickly, without any further shooting.
The whole thing was sad really, but I was very surprised to hear that a guy kitted-out like that with an AR was effectively dealt with by an injured cop with a handgun. I need to look into the training background of the officer.
LRRPF52