Name:   phil - Subject:   A better solution... Date:   3/19/2019 3:06:16 PM (updated 3/19/2019 3:41:43 PM)

Yes, being shot at and lots of other things affect accuracy, most "POPO" do not train for active shooters - but by your argument you should leave your protection at home because you are not as good as the "POPO" and wait for someone else who is going to probably miss anyway or worse shoot you and others who are innocent.  

That would be like leaving your condoms elsewhere (or dont bother to purchase at all and leave it at the store) and waiting for someone else to come by and knock up everyone in the house but your wife / GF because they had bad aim and write a report about it.

Plus I never claimed to better then the "POPO" but if I am 5 - 10 feet from the bad guy and can slow him down or stop him while waiting 10-15 minutes for the "POPO" to show up since we all know they are just not stationed outside when active shootings happen.  

http://www.self-defense-mind-body-spirit.com/average-police-response-time.html

According to American Police Beat, the average response time for an emergency call is 10 minutes. Atlanta has the worst response time with 11 to 12 minutes and Nashville comes in at a lightning speed of 9 minutes.

 The Department of Justice, with their statistical prowess, reports that the best response time is 4 minutes and the worst over 1 hour. Interpretation? If you live in an upper income area you probably are privy to the 4 minute response time, while middle to rural areas will see a much longer response time.

That translates to you being robbed/injured/maimed/raped/murdered and waiting for an additional 2 and a half minutes for the police to arrive. The truth of the matter is that the police will almost always arrive AFTER the crime has happened and the criminal has gone.

https://www.tssbulletproof.com/blog/preparing-active-shooter-response/

According to a 2013 FBI study, almost 70% of gun-related active assailant events last just five minutes. A third of those last less than two minutes.

33.5% of violent crime the response time is 11 minutes to 1 hour.  36% of aggravated assault 11 minutes to one hour.  So between the FBI study above that most events last 5 minutes or less - you have a 3 in 4 chance of the "POPO" showing up well after it is over.