opposed to center mass. if you shoot to the pelvic girdle or the groin or leg, that s deadly to me? it is still considered deadly force, it s not reduction in level of threat that the officer uses. it can still kill but according to medical experts who i ve spoken to and who the la grange police department consulted with, it s less likely to be lethal, that is, has a lower mortality rate than shooting to the upper torso or the head. how practical is it, i would assume in the field when adrenaline is going and a member of law enforcement is confronting the situation where he or she is contemplating the use of deadly force. to now have the added situation of, i need to shoot him. where am i going to hoot him? i don t know, are they able to process all of that? not in every situation. and this is one of my big hesitations about the program. officers have to be very well trained and prepared.
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whether you just have to, the bottom line is to try to get control of the weapon. and you want to do that by moving to the back of the forearm and behind the muzzle. after that, nothing really matters. you ve just got to kind of hang onto that weapon as much as you can. obviously other people in the area would help you. you know, once a weapon is out of play people are encouraged. so thanks to some terror laws there are a number of civilians who are armed and it s possible you might be one of them, find yourself in close proximity to an attacker. what do you do then? also a difficult situation because most people don t train for that. again you have to almost approach that like you do on a plane. if the plane started to crash you d put your mask on first, and then assist others. well, if you re the only one that has a firearm, move to cover to protect yourself first. get stable, get good shots off, and aim for the chest and the pelvic girdle. what s the pelvic girdle? basically