Allan Streib wrote: > > "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > LEOs firearm training is piss poor. > > What is your basis for this statement?
That they are trained to point guns at things they don't intend to destroy, that they are trained (or they teach themselves) to pull a trigger when they don't intend to shoot, and the fact that they often shoot people at a time when anybody with reasonable gun safety skills would not have had the muzzle pointed at a human. A couple of weeks ago, a retired LEO killed his wife at a family gathering. Somebody on keepandbeararms.com came to his defense, "maybe he was just decocking it before showing it to somebody and it malfunctioned". My reply was "when was the last time you pointed a pistol at your wife's head while decocking it?" If the gun had been pointed at the ground, that 'accidental discharge' never would have been written up in a newspaper. Anybody who has two minutes of decent training knows that: All guns are loaded. (you treat it as loaded, even when you think it isn't) You never point a gun at anything you aren't willing to destroy. You never put your booger hook on the bang switch until you're ready to destroy it. (the only reason to stick anything inside the trigger guard is to fire the gun) The fact that cops get themselves in the news for violating the simple rules outlined above is proof positive that they don't have the training that I had when I was five years old. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
