Sheepdog Tip of the Day, During Combat tip 13
One officer told me that on one occasion he was at the bottom of a stairwell with a suspect above shooting down at him. He said the sound of the gunshots was overwhelming. "I had a shotgun in my hand," he said, "I raised it, drew a bead on this guy, and all of a sudden the shots got quiet." When the officer got a visual lock-on with the suspect, his eyes turned on and his ears turned off--a phenomenon that happens frequently when warriors are caught in an ambush. The sounds of the incoming shots are initially overwhelming: Boom! Boom! Boom! Since he is taken by surprise, he has limited visual ability, but after he quickly scans the environment and gets a visual lock on the attacker, the shots become quiet.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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