The "wouldn't have prevented" gambit on gun-safety laws

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6. Actually the "ringer" is damn good but not not untypical of many shooters ...

who have as many years of practice.

The really top ranked shooters are MUCH better, for example Todd Jarrett (I apologize for the quality of the video.)

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Of course I should mention Jerry Miculek who is amazing with a revolver.

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At the range I used to shoot at in the Tampa Bay Area there was a young guy in his twenties who worked for a law enforcement agency who was amazingly fast and accurate with a semi-auto pistol. Once I was in the range lobby when a firearms instructor came off the range to tell the range master that a guy was on the range with a fully automatic pistol. Of course this was merely the young guy practicing with his semi auto pistol. You don't have to have years and years of experience to be good, just a natural ability coupled with a lot of practice.

I do agree that the targets should have been shown in the video in my first post but it could be argued that the main point of the video was to demonstrate how quickly a magazine can be changed.

I also feel that it might have been possible for the runner to disarm the female shooter but it would have been risky.

One thing that is rarely pointed out is that hi-cap magazines are often less reliable than ten round magazines and can caused the firearm to jam. It's far harder to clear a weapon than to change a magazine.

James Holmes' Gun Jammed During Aurora Attack, Official Says
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL 07/22/12 02:42 AM ET

WASHINGTON -- A federal law enforcement official says the semi-automatic assault rifle used in the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting jammed during the attack.

The official said late Saturday the rifle had a high-capacity ammunition magazine which, based on witness accounts and evidence collected at the scene, apparently jammed. The rifle's malfunction then forced the suspected shooter, James Holmes, to switch to another weapon.

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Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates has said a 100-round drum magazine was recovered at the scene of the shooting in suburban Denver. Oates said such a weapon was capable of firing 50 to 60 rounds a minute.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/22/james-holmes-gun-jammed-aurora-colorado-dark-knight-shooting_n_1692690.html