How easy is it to remove a firearm from an officers holster?

matteos · #1 05-29-2015, 06:30 PM

It's always... "He went for my gun so I grabbed it instead and shot him".

Cop holsters have built in security features. It is very hard to remove them except for at an exact angle and you may need to move the gun a certain way in order to retrieve it (wiggle it left and right for example). These are known as retention holsters.

http://www.gundigest.com/concealed-c...ster-retention

These are clearly a very good idea, but your average bad guy probably doesn't even know about them. It is very hard for someone other than the owner to remove the firearm. As it should be.

But "He went for my gun, so I shot him" seems to be the usual line of defense for a cop shooting someone. When we already have mechanisms that would make such an act very difficult at the best of times.

bobabode · #2 05-29-2015, 07:14 PM

A couple of thoughts about law enforcement...

Besides body cameras they need to equip LEOs with those newfangled guns that can only be fired by the officer.

Any officer who has been conclusively shown to not report bad actions by a fellow officer needs to be shown the door and blackballed throughout the country.

Grumpy · #3 05-29-2015, 09:49 PM

I have nothing but the utmost respect for our law enforcement officials. Could not, nor would I want to walk a mile in their shoes for even one day.

Does that mean there are not good and bad cops ? No.

Zeke · #4 05-30-2015, 02:13 AM

1. Depends upon the holster.
2. Attempting is the key, level of success doesn't matter.

Go for the gun? Get the gun.

donquixote99 · #5 05-30-2015, 07:01 AM

Go for the bullshit, get the bullshit.

hillbilly · #6 05-30-2015, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Go for the bullshit, get the bullshit.

If you try to take a man's gun he doesn't have to be a cop to shoot you. So why bust a cops balls who has more authority?

donquixote99 · #7 05-30-2015, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hillbilly

If you try to take a man's gun he doesn't have to be a cop to shoot you. So why bust a cops balls who has more authority?

When did I say anybody should go for anybody's gun?

I just was mocking the macho 'I'm bad, just give me a reason and you're dead' BS.