The photo was captioned as police officers responding to the terrorist attack at Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Mall in Kenya. Blog reader Patrick’s eyes were better than mine and noticed that there was an IDPA shooter among the responders:
My IDPA vest with the same patch as the one above:
I checked IDPA’s website for clubs in the area and I found this:
IDPA Kenya
Club #: CL650932
Location: NAIROBI, Nairobi, KENYA
Member Since: Aug 07, 2013
Not the first cop that shoots IDPA and certainly not the last that will do. I do hope he is OK.
PS: Obligatory IPSC/USPA jokes in the comment sections will be…. oh heck. why not?
UPDATE: managed to find a bigger photo and enlarged it to make sure… yup, IDPA patch.
I can’t make a joke as I don’t really know anything about IDPA. Just might be time to learn though.
I need to join one day. (TM)
He may be a member of some kind of militia law enforcement organization that exists in the area. also those are some fricken hairy arms
“Patrick” is a 61 year old IDPA Shooter and is the one who stated……” Renewal IDPA every 3 years, Eyes every Year”……. or something close…..You going to write-up something so We can get this Guy a Free Lifetime Membership….can see just do not write anywhere near as well as……YOU…..my Friend…… 🙂
Thanks for Your Work!
I contacted the IDPA club in Nairobi. I am guessing it will take them a bit to answer back.
You The Man….. 🙂
Finally! Definitive proof that a “Shoot me first” vest doesn’t mean you’ll get shot first!
Pretty much everybody in that Mall was a Shoot Me First for the bad guys
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I can’t think of a joke, but I’m guessing he wore the vest becsue it was in his car and it could hold a lot of goodies.
i’m guessing he wore the vest for the same reason all IDPA shooters do – concealment. This photo clearly demonstrates the reality and usefulness of IDPA training and shooting. Even notice that while in a hot zone, his trigger finger is off the trigger until he has a target aquired and is ready to shoot.
Do they have a right to bare hairy arms?
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