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Originally Posted by Big Sarge
As a police officer, you have a fraction of a second to make a life or death decision. You are flooded with adrenaline.
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One who has a gun must make those decisions. And not make a mistake. Responsibility means not using emotion, like a child, to make a decision. He must be properly trained to think in an adult manner. That means logical thought especially in adrenaline situations. Adults even point the gun in a safe direction so as to not make a mistake. Many have not learned how to control their emotions. Those are the worst people to carry a gun. And explain so many shooting - such as demonstrated in a Hummelstown video.
Responsible applies to anyone who carries a gun - not just cops. That responsibility is why officers are trained. And why civilians must also have a similar adult mindset to be responsible as only as adult can be. Only children or adults who are still children let their emotions control their decisions. Their pre-frontal cortex has not let learned to control a child's emotions. Those have no business carrying a gun.
Why did the officer state he did not know why he fired? Apparently he did not control his emotions. His logical (adult) brain had no idea what his emotional (child) brain was thinking. So he had no business carrying a gun. Responsible adults do not let fear control them. Adults control their fears.
Why is the NRA so quiet? This concept called responsible threatens sales.