Comments on: Raids https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/raids/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 13 May 2026 19:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: AAB https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/raids/comment-page-1/#comment-1564726 AAB Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:40:18 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36201#comment-1564726 Bert E. says:

That man kneeling behind the car needs to have the wheel and tire in front of him. Poor form.

Those and the engine block:

Engine blocks and wheel areas can provide more cover than the doors.

Unless you’re unfortunate enough to be driving an electric car, which of course doesn’t have a hulking great engine block.

]]> By: Bert E. https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/raids/comment-page-1/#comment-1560358 Bert E. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:04:31 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36201#comment-1560358 That man kneeling behind the car needs to have the wheel and tire in front of him. Poor form.

]]> By: Bert E. https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/raids/comment-page-1/#comment-1560353 Bert E. Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36201#comment-1560353 Revolvers were seen as the form most often used by the police. Semi-auto pistols were seen as military and too heavy handed.

Police carrying shotguns up front with them from that era of the 1960s’ was felt by certain “groups” to be deliberate and unfair intimidation.

]]> By: Alex J. https://www.isegoria.net/2014/09/raids/comment-page-1/#comment-1557590 Alex J. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 23:11:22 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36201#comment-1557590 The FBI made a training reenactment video of the Miami shootout. They called it “Firefight”. I’d have called it “Don’t Bring a Pistol to a Rifle Fight.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlSCE88UhyA

]]>