Originally Posted by
Dan Lehr
People do tend to shoot at what they see, HCM noted an example. As another example my first boss at the academy used to give students a cleared firearm and tell them to shoot him, he then brought a clipboard into play and, in MOST cases, got the student officer to go through all kinds of movements to get the revolver (in those days) clear of the clipboard. Notice I said most. Likewise, will not common, in the last several decades, there have been several officers killed by assailant who shot through walls or doors to target them. I'm sure there have been more instances than I'm aware of, simply because LEOKA doesn't provide summaries of incidents where officers were injured, not killed.
Thanks to the internet, and whether we want to admit it or not, several generations of veterans who have been well-trained in MOUT, the threat is credible. We need to develop tactics/take actions to mitigate that threat, rather than let it paralyze us.