LK>>I remember reading an article in Guns & Ammo a few years back that said
LK>>that the Law School of St. Louis University did a study that showed that
 JS> cops
LK>>were about 10% less effective than civilians in stopping a crime or bad
LK>>wguy
LK>>(whether they shoot or not) and were about 10% MORE LIKELY than civilians
LK>>(to
LK>>shoot a bystander.  (The actual numbers were 9% and 11% but I can never
LK>>remember which number goes with which stat.  :-)  )
 JS> Citizens legally and justifiably shoot and kill between 2-3
 JS> times as many criminals every year, compared to police.
 JS> This based on info in the 1995 GOA fact sheet as reported
 JS> by Gary Kleck.
What I was reporting was in a '92 or '93 Guns & Ammo and were strictly
=percentages= based on total errors versus total incidents.  Actual totals
weren't given in the article.
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