A figure is moving toward you in a dimly lit garage. Generally, when this happens the individual is fair game. You open your yap to challenge them, they home in on your voice and fire a shot. You’re dead.
It’s not quite as easy to avoid as you might think, cop or not.
Except that, however rare, happens too often when it is a police officer.
You can’t shoot an unidentified target if you are in a place where it might be an innocent.
I’d prefer not to live in an area where the police think that, in order to keep themselves safe, they are free to shoot anything that moves.
Not when you have kids. Do you have kids? Have they ever sneaked out at night and sneaked back in? Kids do that, don't you know?
That's why I have a LED light attached to my guns. Figure moving towards me in a dimly lit garage would be lit up and if not my daughter then my Mossberg 590 goes to work, if necessary. Or my .38. Know your target, it may say you grief.
I meant Know your target, it may save you grief.
Just after I replied to you, the house alarm went off. One of my daughters, forgot to silence the alarm (on a 20 second delay). Shit is real, and your job as parent is to be careful and not think everyone coming in is a target. She apologized, I’m happy she’s okay.