Behind the badge: Officers under attack

Maybe, maybe not...remember North Hollywood in 1997?

I'd venture to say at least some of those officers were "highly skilled", and yet the shootout lasted long enough that the officers needed to improvise and raid a sporting goods store to obtain more firepower.

But you make a good point: a citizen with a CCDW (or off-duty officer) in the bank that those suspects robbed may have made a difference.

A skilled patrol officer with a patrol rifle has a much better chance than on with a pistol.