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Originally Posted by rachilders
Even LEO's will seldom carry more than 2 spare magazines for their weapon and they are countless times more likely to have to draw their weapon then the rest of us.
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They also have something I don't: backup.
The local LEOs I know tried to tell me that they're my backup, and I pointed to the Supreme Court's rulings on their lack of requirement to provide protection. They relented and don't give me crap about backup guns and mags as much any more.
I figure in real terms that I carry less than 30 seconds of ammunition. Response time is 5+ minutes on the best day.
Sure, the majority of times I've presented a weapon it hasn't had to have been fired - but the 3-4 second rubric is a little out of joint with what I've come to expect in the wild. People just do not die or cease to become a threat that quickly. I wish they did - I really do.