I watched the New Orleans Howard Johnsons siege on live TV channel 10 in early 70s this was the pre SWAT days. The idiot police rushed a metal door on top of the building from two different angles that were such that they were deflecting rounds into each other. Back to N Hollywood, With a police issue sidearm a person who can't make a head shot at 50 yards needs to go to the range. It should have been obvious that a headshot was necessary. At anyrate I've seen little actual coverage and didn't know as much as you. Thanks
Not everybody wearing body armor wears a sign saying "Hi! I'm wearing body armor today!"
With a police issue sidearm a person who can't make a head shot at 50 yards needs to go to the range. I don't know that these guys were that far away, but 50 yards is a LONG way to make a clean headshot against a moving target, under fire, with a service pistol.
Pack up your fixed sight Beretta, some 9mm JHP, head out to the range, and set up an 8" steel plate at 50 yards. Do about 15 pushups, and maybe 50 jumping jacks, draw your pistol, and whack that plate. It won't be easy.
Now, remember the plate can't shoot back with FULL AUTO 762 slugs, and it's stationary.
Good luck. It's amazing how well everybody on FR can shoot.