In 23 years [and counting], I've had to draw numerous times, I couldn't begin to count them all. I've come within a hair of actually pulling the trigger twice in all of that time; however, if I never have to actually "do it for real", that's more than okay with me. I don't think I meet the criteria for being brass [I've chosen to remain a patrolman, no brass on my uniform] or a "skater", but I will say that my entire LE career has been spent in a small town in the South, where we can often go through an entire shift without any calls for service.
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Last edited by Frank Ettin; March 11, 2012 at 03:27 PM.
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