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I had that conversation with him in 2019, so maybe government employees are the only ones practicing now.
No it didn’t. We only had part of the story but I already said I shouldn’t have rushed to judgement of this guy before your post.
Do NOT take this as "anti-police", but it really does annoy me when people view cops as experts in firearms and firearm usage. The annual cert is most definitely the extent of most cops' "firearm training", and it's a very vanilla course of fire. I honestly wish law enforcement was required to participate in shooting competitions, whether IDPA, or USPSA, or 3Gun, or something down those lines. It's very difficult (impossible?) to safely replicate the stressful atmosphere of a life threatening situation, and most people end up using a "point and shoot" method instead of lining up the sights when shooting under duress. Some of my family and best friends are law enforcement, and I shoot competition with a few law enforcement guys, but the vast majority lack the amount of training to respond with proficiency should their sidearm be required.I’m not sure where the idea that police are better trained than citizens comes from. A good friend of mine is a retired police officer, and he says most of them just shoot the required 60 round annual certification test. Everyone I know who is a firearms owner trains at least 10 times that much in a year.
NYPD: 9 shooting bystander victims hit by police gunfire
All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence.www.foxnews.com
Cop Shoots Multiple Bystanders by Mistake Trying to Stop Car Thief
The police officer has been put on administrative leave. The extent of injury to those shot has not been revealed.www.newsweek.com
I wish 600 rounds covered what I end up shooting yearly, but maybe that's WHY I'm not rich...lol Before we had our twins, I was shooting several thousand (2-3) rounds a year. Multiple competitions every month, plus at least one professional training course a year, which was usually about 500 rounds in two days. Reloading was the only way I could afford it.
Obviously can't speak for your specific situation, but I know at least some PD ranges will let current and former officers rent their ranges for classes, such as CCW classes, or more advanced training classes. Couple of the ones I went to were at police ranges. And, I'm sure it can get annoying at times. Especially with rifle training. Now, this isn't to say your local law enforcement agencies don't push for extra training. I hope that is the case. But my understanding is the national minimum requirement is something like 60 rounds, and is all the vast majority of departments care about.
