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p With the rolling trigger method, the trigger fnger remains in motion for a controlled slap of the trigger. precursors that threaten their safety, backdrop awareness, and so on. But at its core, the job is to ensure ofcers can execute the technical and tactical use of their frearm in the feld, not just pass their annual frearms qualifcation. Te acceptance of science and research in police training, i.e., Force Science Institute, et al, has greatly beneftted law enforcement in recent years. Tis new reality has introduced some fascinating insight into the mind and body of both perpetrator and police ofcer���specifcally the physiological response of the body during a lethal encounter. Tese studies also gave birth to our recognition of the body���s autonomic response, and the human condition during a stressful moment typically called the Fight or Flight Syndrome. Nearly every police ofcer in the feld has experienced some if not all of the conventional Fight or Flight symptoms during their tours of duty. The better known characteristics are adrenaline rush, reallocation of blood to large muscle groups, auditory exclusion, tunnel vision���and important for the trigger pull discussion���a loss of fne motor skills, specifcally digital dexterity or fne fnger movement. Are we adequately preparing our ofcers for a lethal encounter when the efective use of trigger reset asks the ofcer to hear something they will not have the capacity to hear, or feel something they will not have the ability to feel? Auditory exclusion inhibits the possibility of hearing the trigger reset. And the reallocation of blood to large muscle groups, coupled with the loss of fne motor skills and dexterity, drastically reduces feeling the trigger reset. Science, research, and most importantly, the testimony of ofcers involved in lethal encounters all validate this. Ofcers who have been involved in lethal encounters, some of whom have extensive training using the trigger reset method, admitted they did not employ the trigger resetting technique during the moment of truth. Instead, they subcon- sciously reverted to a technique known in the frearms training community as ���slapping the trigger.��� Tis is a method that some frearms instructors consider fawed and do not teach. So why has trigger reset gained such prominence? Why has it predominated the world of law-enforcement frearms training for the past two decades? Why doesn���t trigger reset translate from the practice range to a lethal encounter? Te answer lies in the brain���s subconscious response to stress. Te brain���s subconscious response is a very powerful feature that is automatically ignited to protect the body when the brain perceives a threat. Tere are two types of subconscious responses���a natural response we are all born with; and a conditioned response, which can only be accessed through conscious repetition. If you approach someone and without warning feign as if you were going to hit him/her in the face, his/her eyes will close and his/her body will react to absorb Circle Reader Service #11 or click on EInfo at www.trmagonline.com www.trmagonline.com 7