How Much Time Do You Have
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HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE?
By Pete Schultz & Rick Miller 08/1991
SCENARIO You are a uniformed police officer an !erin" a call of dome tic #iolence$ % you !alk acro the la!n to!ard the front door&a man armed !ith a lar"e 'utcher knife appear at the corner of the hou e&he eem to 'e much a"itated$ You a k him to drop the knife&'ut in tead he cream o'( cenitie and !ildly char"e to!ard you$ PROCEDURE )n the fir t run&the *attacker+ !ill tart to!ard the hooter$ %t thi point the timer !ill tart&and the hooter may then dra! and en"a"e the tar"et at three yard $ )n the econd run the *attacker+ !ill tart ten feet 'ehind hi tart line$ ,he !hi tle !ill 'lo! and the hooter may dra! !hen the runner cro e the tart line$ SCORING -n 'oth ca e the tar"et mu t 'e neutralized 'y the Paladin corin" y tem$ -f the tar"et i not neutralized&or if the *attacker+ pa e the hooter 'efore the fir t hot i fired&a fi#e econd penalty !ill 'e added to the hooter. time$ /om'ine 'oth time for the final core$ -f u ed a a trainin" e0erci e&the hooter !ill 'e declared dead&if the *attacker+ reache him 'efore the fir t hot i fired&or if the tar"et i not neutralized$ ,here !ill 'e no penalty for a econd hot fired after the runner ha pa ed&if the tar"et i neutralized$ NOTES -n mo t ca e people do not realize ho! hort a time framean officer ha to react to a clo e ran"e a ault$ 1rom a tandin" tart at t!enty(one feet it can 'e appro0imately one and one half econd $ -f you don.t ee him until he i already on hi !ay&the time may 'e le than one econd2 ,hi doe not allo! much time for al#ation$ Should your pi tol 'e in hand3
SCORING 4ach tar"et mu t ha#e af lea t one center hit or any com'ination of hit to total e#en point $ %ny num'er of hot may 'e fired5 at the di cretion of the hooter$ 6hen ati fied that all tar"et are neut( ralized5 the clock may 'e topped 'y hittin" the top plate$ %ny tar"et that doe not ha#e at lea t one center hit or a com'ination of hit totalin" e#en point !ill add a fi#e econd penalty to the hooter. total time$ 4ach hit on a 'y tander or ho ta"e tar"et !ill al o count for a fi#e econd penalty$ DETERMINE WINNER TIME ONLY WILL COUNT TO
ALTERNATE SCORING -f any tar"et doe not ha#e the re7uired point total5 the hooter !ill 'e declared DEAD at that pot$
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By Pete Schultz & Rick Miller 08/1991
SCENARIO You are a uniformed police officer an !erin" a call of dome tic #iolence$ % you !alk acro the la!n to!ard the front door&a man armed !ith a lar"e 'utcher knife appear at the corner of the hou e&he eem to 'e much a"itated$ You a k him to drop the knife&'ut in tead he cream o'( cenitie and !ildly char"e to!ard you$ PROCEDURE )n the fir t run&the *attacker+ !ill tart to!ard the hooter$ %t thi point the timer !ill tart&and the hooter may then dra! and en"a"e the tar"et at three yard $ )n the econd run the *attacker+ !ill tart ten feet 'ehind hi tart line$ ,he !hi tle !ill 'lo! and the hooter may dra! !hen the runner cro e the tart line$ SCORING -n 'oth ca e the tar"et mu t 'e neutralized 'y the Paladin corin" y tem$ -f the tar"et i not neutralized&or if the *attacker+ pa e the hooter 'efore the fir t hot i fired&a fi#e econd penalty !ill 'e added to the hooter. time$ /om'ine 'oth time for the final core$ -f u ed a a trainin" e0erci e&the hooter !ill 'e declared dead&if the *attacker+ reache him 'efore the fir t hot i fired&or if the tar"et i not neutralized$ ,here !ill 'e no penalty for a econd hot fired after the runner ha pa ed&if the tar"et i neutralized$ NOTES -n mo t ca e people do not realize ho! hort a time framean officer ha to react to a clo e ran"e a ault$ 1rom a tandin" tart at t!enty(one feet it can 'e appro0imately one and one half econd $ -f you don.t ee him until he i already on hi !ay&the time may 'e le than one econd2 ,hi doe not allo! much time for al#ation$ Should your pi tol 'e in hand3
SCORING 4ach tar"et mu t ha#e af lea t one center hit or any com'ination of hit to total e#en point $ %ny num'er of hot may 'e fired5 at the di cretion of the hooter$ 6hen ati fied that all tar"et are neut( ralized5 the clock may 'e topped 'y hittin" the top plate$ %ny tar"et that doe not ha#e at lea t one center hit or a com'ination of hit totalin" e#en point !ill add a fi#e econd penalty to the hooter. total time$ 4ach hit on a 'y tander or ho ta"e tar"et !ill al o count for a fi#e econd penalty$ DETERMINE WINNER TIME ONLY WILL COUNT TO
ALTERNATE SCORING -f any tar"et doe not ha#e the re7uired point total5 the hooter !ill 'e declared DEAD at that pot$
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