article, sworn LE.....
I read the article & it's good, but honestly it's not ground-breaking or some huge advance in gun training/tactics.
It's true that sworn US law enforcement officers encounter lethal force events a lot differently than armed citizens or CC license holders but that isn't new or revolutionary.
I think what
is important in 2014, is for law enforcement to avoid or at least consider the
distinct issues between a concealed carry license holder/armed citizen & the duties/training/legal aspects of a sworn LE officer(trooper, deputy, special agent, etc).
Many criminal investigators & police officers respond to a call(scene) then
assume the citizen-license holder is beholden to the
same standards/SOPs/regulations they are.
This is
not the case.
A few years ago, I saw a homicide detective being interviewed by a media reporter about a home owner/home invasion shooting. A armed citizen shot a crook that gained entry into the dwelling & was aggressive.
The police detective said; "in our agency, the training standards say...."
. The home owner/gun owner is
not in the same police agency & is
not subject to the same training standards or policy.
The same "mindset" can carry over to some private gun-tactics cadre or training
staffs too. I had a older gent do my security re-qual a few years ago who admonished me for going slow.
You have to go fast, get it reloaded like you would on the street. Was he right in theory? Yes. But it was a simple mandated re-qual based on a score shooting at a paper target.
It's not SWAT or BUD/S or HRT(Hostage Rescue Team) selection.
Permit holders, gun owners & armed professionals(security, PIs, EP specialists, PSCs) need to learn & know the lethal force laws of their area. They are
not the same as sworn LE officers & are held to a different standard.