Police seldom "train" after the academy. The state only requires qualification once a year, and it is almost as lame as the CHL test. Blame lack of funding for departments.
Come out to the range with me, lets get your adrenaline pumping, add some real stress, then see how you do. No warm ups or practice shots......
I have been able, to date, outshoot every single one of them.
I agree they should be ambitious enough to train on their own, what they make or what you make is irrelevent. We have a range that is free to use and ammo is also free....most still dont want to do it if they arent getting paid. But I believe that there are other skills that officers can develop that will save their lives long before firearms proficiency will. Ones people skills and ability to de-escalate a situation are used 1000 times more often than firearms, yet cops never work to improve these skills.
As far as you outshooting them....dont you spend 40+ hours a week at a gun range? I would hope you can outshoot them.
You would definately be my point man on an entry team.
and for that they are FOOLS!! it is ALSO their responsibilty to protect themselves for their familys sake if anything else!! so i guess just too lazy or too stupid to become very good with their #1 cop tool that could possibly save their life !!most still dont want to do it if they arent getting paid.
and for that they are FOOLS!! it is ALSO their responsibilty to protect themselves for their familys sake if anything else!! so i guess just too lazy or too stupid to become very good with their #1 cop tool that could possibly save their life !!
an officer should do the same regarding the use of their weapon is all im trying to get at.
and for that they are FOOLS!! it is ALSO their responsibilty to protect themselves for their familys sake if anything else!! so i guess just too lazy or too stupid to become very good with their #1 cop tool that could possibly save their life !!
i do believe Tx ive corrected myself already....their gun is their 2nd tool as using their head is #1!!!
and you think one needs to be a cop before they can come to any realization "Getting good with their duty weapon" is actually a good idea???Like I have said before, get on the inside of the badge for a while for a real perspective.
Yuppers!! im down for the task as well. I keep saying, "The Annual TGT Shootfest and BBQ of 2010" is when???!!atriot:I'm game, sounds like fun.
What happened to professional enthusiasm? I spend a lot of personal time and money on books, reading, and research pertaining to my profession. I like to be able to do the best job I can. There are many people at my work that complain there's no training budget and they don't know this or that because the company won't sponsor them to goto a training class. What's really sad is most of the information they seek could be found for free on the internet. Apathy and entitlement at it's finest... I guess there are people like that in all professions.Police seldom "train" after the academy. The state only requires qualification once a year, and it is almost as lame as the CHL test. Blame lack of funding for departments.
back to the topic...
Am I the only one who thinks it's a tad suspect that the "Business Owner" chambered a round when confronted by police officers? I'd bet there are some irregularities in that man's "business".
No, it does not. If you were a cop watching a building and and armed man approaced, refused your orders to drop his weapon, what would YOU do?
Unfortunately, this is not the first time, nor will it be the last (I suspect) that the police are on scene and encounter an armed home/business ower. If you see a uniformed cop pointing a gun at you COOPERATE!
"Cause they hear us unlocking the door, and right now they're already shooting. It's about two or three seconds," Brown told us as watched the video with us. When we asked him if they identified themselves as police officers, Brown replied, "No."