I don't believe police officers get a couple years training before they carry a weaponPolice officers are allowed to carry guns because they go through a PSYCH exam. Not just a background check. They also have a couple years of training........
Blue Lives Matter, unless they can be used to make my point. Then I'll just demean their position, belittle their training, and their commitment to Protect and Serve.
Have you sworn that Oath?
Your reasons for being equal to an Officer of the Law in the eyes of the law are ridiculous.
Police officers are allowed to carry guns because they go through a PSYCH exam. Not just a background check. They also have a couple years of training........
Blue Lives Matter, unless they can be used to make my point. Then I'll just demean their position, belittle their training, and their commitment to Protect and Serve.
Have you sworn that Oath?
Your reasons for being equal to an Officer of the Law in the eyes of the law are ridiculous.
High school graduate, 21 years of age.
How does 60 hours equate to, as you stated, years of training ?this among the rest if you scroll down. Also this is low compared to the other 49 states which you can read from clicking the links in the left frame of the webpage.
- Have a minimum of 60 college earned hours from a regional accredited college or university*
Edit: Some if not many of these courses have some element of human psychology and conflict resolution, both of which are key when determining when to use a firearm in a public space or against an unknown adversary.
My son in law is a Sheriff, he only owns 1 gun, his service pistol.I'm not saying cops are great or anything, I'm just saying lets try and be educated when we make assumptions about how we're just as good as someone who has had training.
My son in law is a Sheriff, he only owns 1 gun, his service pistol.
He shoots it when he has to qualify, or when I take him.
The OP's video was not demeaning to the police. He simply stated that they can't be there all the time to protect you, and you have to be your own first line of defense.I'm just saying lets not demean the job of a police officer and make it seem like we're as qualified as they are because I have a gun or even a CHL.
I'm not saying cops are great or anything, I'm just saying lets try and be educated when we make assumptions about how we're just as good as someone who has had training.
I have 139 hours of college education ( a degree with honors ) and I spend more range time and training time with firearms than all but probably the swat teams in the DFW area.. I'm there minimum 2 times a month for 5+ hours ... ONE TIME I actually saw a police officer training with his duty weapon... in the past 3 years since I've lived here. I'm sure there were off duty police officers out of uniform, but I wouldn't know it. The cop that lived with me when I rented him a room for about 2 years never trained with is weapon except to qualify.
So excuse me if I call Bullshit on your claim that police are more equal than teachers to deal with these threats. I've never seen a cop in a room full of 30 hoodlums half of whom were probably slinging crack within the last 24 hours. I dealt with that at my last school for 2 years and came out unscathed. Can't say the same for a lot of people. I'll take any psyche evaluation they want I've already taken half a dozen working for the D.O.D and then as an armed guard with a federal GSA license (that means you can carry in courthouses etc) when I was doing duty for the court house in Amarillo.... But yeah you're right I have less business carrying a firearm to protect kids than the cops who will show up after more of them are dead.
Most of the Pro 2A guys (and gals) that are teachers that I know go to the range a lot more than the cops I know. Just because you have a badge doesn't mean you have all that much training when it comes to firearms and response training. It means youve completed your certification. Training levels vary by department and individual. Most are woefully inadequate. (the training regimen not the officers as human beings.)
2 years to be clear. You're right 60 hours does not equate to 2 years, however, since you've pointed out I painted myself into a corner if you click through the states and read New York:
The educational requirement for New York police recruits include holding a high school diploma or GED equivalent, plus 60 college credits with a 2.0 GPA from an accredited college or university OR 2 years of full-time active military service in the United States Armed Forces with an honorable discharge and have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
So in that case 2 years active military service can substitute for the 60 hours you want to debate. In that case there may be many police officers in New York who used to be active duty military. The only way we'll know is if you research it I guess.