# BANG BANG!  Opps, I missed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bang-bang-opps-i-missed/201647>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bang-bang-opps-i-missed/201647 "2003-09-15T00:17:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_great_unwashed/32/4791_2.png) [@The\_Great\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Unwashed)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bang-bang-opps-i-missed/201647/21 "2003-09-17T10:11:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Daylon \*  
> \*\*3) He confirmed that women are better shooters than men. \*\*

Presumably this is born out by results in sports shooting competitions? Cite anybody?

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2003, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bang-bang-opps-i-missed/201647/22 "2003-09-17T10:58:13Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Drum God \*  
> My point, really, is that the officer in the field has a fraction of a second to make life-or-death decisions that end up being reviewed for months by people who weren’t there. If given ample time to freeze a situation and analyze all possible actions, even the officer can usually come up with another outcome. But all the time the officer has is the blink of an eye.

Of course there are situations where people’s lives are in immediate danger.  
But you ignore e.g. hostage situations, where negotiations can lead to disarmament without anyone firing.

Incidentally there are cultural differences between the US and the UK (both fine countries) and this is one of the biggest.  
Many US posters (and all US police) own a gun and have had training.  
Most people in the UK (and most police) have never owned a gun and never fired one (even in training).

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