Usmc-1
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This also applies to anyone else military ,security etc who routinely have weapons as part of there trade !
I was wondering through experience (I worked 20 years in Law Enforcement in 2 different agencies ,was on special ops for years as well).
Im curious , in your departmart small or large how many officers actually fire there service weapon more than once a week , that weekly averages would be around 1-4% of the force who shoot more than once a week , unfortunately , the percentage doesnt really go up for weeks 2-3 , now once a month ,I think it might go up to around 15% , obviously , quarterly (on ave quarterly quals) is where many of the force get there shooting requirements done and again , unfortunately , its more of a "hit the target " to qualify , which I suppose is good enough (for policy / not nearly good enough for what the public perceives of our Officers!)
I would say smaller departments have the advantage , less court time ,less overtime , lives are just busier in the big cities , Im not even putting special ops into the equation ,(which is another situation by itself / anyone whos been there knows if the brass doesnt see swat as being useful you wont get much in the way of resources and that means no ammo,among other things) !
What Im getting at is this with all the crap a cop has to deal with , they arent getting there proper range time , the average goofball gets to the range more often than the patrol officer , I dont believe things have changed ,I wont go into where I worked or managements lack of knowledge or concern , because it should be mandatory to hit the range once a week , "Practice makes perfect" and when S_ _t hits the fan you will know what to do because you practice that!
I was wondering through experience (I worked 20 years in Law Enforcement in 2 different agencies ,was on special ops for years as well).
Im curious , in your departmart small or large how many officers actually fire there service weapon more than once a week , that weekly averages would be around 1-4% of the force who shoot more than once a week , unfortunately , the percentage doesnt really go up for weeks 2-3 , now once a month ,I think it might go up to around 15% , obviously , quarterly (on ave quarterly quals) is where many of the force get there shooting requirements done and again , unfortunately , its more of a "hit the target " to qualify , which I suppose is good enough (for policy / not nearly good enough for what the public perceives of our Officers!)
I would say smaller departments have the advantage , less court time ,less overtime , lives are just busier in the big cities , Im not even putting special ops into the equation ,(which is another situation by itself / anyone whos been there knows if the brass doesnt see swat as being useful you wont get much in the way of resources and that means no ammo,among other things) !
What Im getting at is this with all the crap a cop has to deal with , they arent getting there proper range time , the average goofball gets to the range more often than the patrol officer , I dont believe things have changed ,I wont go into where I worked or managements lack of knowledge or concern , because it should be mandatory to hit the range once a week , "Practice makes perfect" and when S_ _t hits the fan you will know what to do because you practice that!
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