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A SHOT Show attendee goes through the simulation in the Outdoor Channel booth that highlighted the Elite Tactical Unit.
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Ben Gruner, a training office with the Phoenix, Ariz., police department explains how the process works, with any type weapon outfitted with Co2 cartridges. (James Overstreet photo)
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Each simulation began with a countdown ... (James Overstreet photo)
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And a reminder that you were getting ready to be in a gun fight. (James Overstreet photo)
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And then opened up in commonplace scene, like this one at a neighborhood mall. (James Overstreet photo)
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All of the simulations started with standard flat, target images typically found on target ranges, before moving to more lifelike scenarios. (James Overstreet photo)
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Participants stood side by side and shot as team. (James Overstreet photo)
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Prior to the life-like scenarios, tutorials included exactly what you would be facing. (James Overstreet photo)
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In this case an open ally, where gun-toting criminals were apt to jump up behind every piece of cover available to them: Notice the window in the upper right corner. The orange square to the right is where one of the players missed the mark, while trying
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The scene stayed in place for several seconds as bad guys popped in from every angle. (James Overstreet photo)
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At the end of the simulation, "to be continued" paused the play long enough for new shooters to move into place. (James Overstreet photo)
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And there were plenty of people waiting for the opportunity to play. (James Overstreet photo)