LEO training and qualification varies a lot. My requirements were quarterly qualification with a reasonable level of difficulty, with some units receiving "practice ammo". IIRC NYPD was annual, and little in the way of resources provided. I recall qualifying at a range when NYPD were transitioning from revolvers to pistols. I was watching them during a break, and they were doing a string involving a reload. It took them FOREVER, much longer than it took me to reload a revolver. Unless they shot on their own time their skill level would have been...not too good.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2017 2:19 PM To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] no Ingles Everyone at mine had fired a gun, but they did ask, which was a little disconcerting to me. What I did find mildly humorous was that the guy sitting next to me, who was a fairly new corrections officer, had to be shown proper hold and stance. Not sure what kind of training these people get, but from what I saw I wasn’t impressed. Looked like he had been taught the Weaver stance, which I thought was outdated and out of favor compared to the isosceles stance. I was always taught that in the case of personal protection the Weaver stance was a bad thing, as it made the shot from a perp a line through both lungs and the heart (center of mass.) -D > On Dec 3, 2017, at 3:28 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I don't know about that, but when I did my CWP class there was a young woman > there who at the live fire part had to be 1) shown a gun, 2) shown how it > worked, and 3) shown how to use it. > > That all was a bit concerning, but one hoped if she did get her permit and > bought a weapon she would take some instruction on the thing. > > --FT > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
