Magazine Ban

About this video
 
The demonstrations offered in this video were devised by trainers involved in the instruction of law enforcement officers to educate people who may not know a great deal about firearms and their use.  The drills are meant to address the ideas put forth by legislators and pundits who are perhaps well intended but who lack knowledge of the field.




The exercises in part are meant to represent the type of shooting professionals expect from a deranged active shooter who, historically, is likely to be a late teenage to young adult male who spends an inordinate amount of time playing video games ( we are not implying that video games are evil here).   First person Shooter video games (which closely mimic Video Simulators used on Police and Military Training) develop an increased degree of hand-eye coordination and dexterity plus a heightened awareness of the use of the speed reload (reloading before the weapon runs dry).
 
Points which were exhibited:
1. Active shooters typically transition from target to target
2. Active shooters typically reload frequently (see reports on VA Tech).
3. Active shooters are more dexterous than the typical citizen, including most typical Law Enforcement Officers.
4. Target Transitions and movement are more time consuming than reloads.
5. It is the person who is defending rather than on the attack who suffers more from a magazine capacity restriction.
6. The Fastest Reload has long been the "New York Reload"; dropping the empty gun and pulling another.
 
Other points of interest;  
1. As the Glock heated up the magazines stuck (they were factory drop free magazines) giving the disadvantage of longer reloads
2. The tests were performed a week earlier using "slide lock" reloads and magazines carried in pouches or stuck in the belt -- the times were not noticeably different. (the weapon was different however).
3. This is the first time that Christy has ever fired a Glock (she is not a trained shooter but is not totally unfamiliar with firearms).
4. There were no "practice" runs.  One reason that the shooting speed increased is that the exercise is heuristic in nature.  Another reason is most likely the subconscious knowledge that the clock is running.  The bottom line is that shooting / Target Transition speed are the most relevant aspects of multiple target shooting and they are not something legislation can effect.

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[bigbangnone]

What this test shows is that a prepared well trained shooter who's mission is to shoot up a probable gun-free zone will be successful no matter what size magazine is used.

What it doesn't demonstrate is the significant danger that a small magazine creates to a less trained mother in the middle of the night.

Offensive - Magazine size has little affect against unarmed victims.

Defensive - Magazine size has great affect when defending against home invaders (includes a tyrannical government). 2nd-A

[utubetommy]

The ONLY reason these socialist politicians want to take our guns away is to subjugate us or kill us. They will TRY taking my weapons, and they will DIE trying. Semper Fi

[76ultima]

We need to pass a bill that would make all government phone calls public

[dudedeman]

I can't really tell, but it looks like the targets are about 15 feet away. No matter how fast the shooter or the size of the mag the shots are gonna leave a mark. ouch...

[utubetommy]

That was in Washington, D.C. at the Ellipse, the oval park near the WH. The Clintons were in office that year, and during the march, all the police on horseback had wads of nylon handcuffs on their belts, just waiting for someone to get out of line. No one did; no one ever does. Anyway, the next year during the Bush administration, all the nylon handcuffs were gone; none of the police were carrying them. We observe things like that. It helps us know who our friends and enemies are.

[utubetommy]

No doubt they already have my name. I joined the Pro-Life movement in 1999 as was photographed along with another Pro-Lifer who had done rescues by two "marines" from Quantico who were taking a "photography" class. All dressed in black with slicked curly hair... masquerading as real Marines. I took 3 pix of them with a disposable 127mm camera and sent the camera out to be developed when I got home. Guess what... the ONLY pix that didn't develop on the roll were those 3. True story; no bull.

[Bradford Guy]

What happened in regards to how fast he was able to shoot the high cap mags was entirely realistic; as you shoot, your confidence and comfort levels increase, allowing you to shoot faster and with better accuracy.

[Bradford Guy]

Careful... they're reading this. {{{Attempt at sarcasm}}}

[p8nt665]

I really don't thing vaqueo1rc is a cop.. The only person with a attitude is her. Not the people in the video.

[job1181]

To the folks whining about how it seemed like Jim was intentionally draging out his shot strings, it's called aimed fire. If Jim or Christy had just sprayed & prayed both could have dramatically dropped their shot string times, & completely missed the target with most shots. For that matter they could have bump fired, achieved nearly fully automatic cyclic rates, & totally missed their targets. The point was to show the minimal difference in time between aimed shot strings based on mag capacity.

[AJS0121]

I don't think all the commenters actually watched the video. Please do t confuse liberals with facts. They are a bunch of know it all cry babies that wouldn't consult a subject matter expert if their tiny pathetic lives depended on it.