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Well more would always be better. In the US Most LE Departments fall into one of 3 types as far as firearms training goes.
1st is annual qualification with 50 rds for the hand gun and 8 to 10 for shotgun.
2nd is bi annual 50 rds handgun and 8 to 10 shotgun.
These are the most popular as ammo is expensive. Time is expensive.
The third is quarterly with 50 handgun and 8 to 10 shotgun. (very rare)
The rifle has gotten popular in the last few years for patrol and if issued is given on the same day as regular qualification 10 to 30 rounds.
One of the reasons that firearms training is hard thing to do more of is time. The time that officers are in training they are not providing the service that they are hired for and even before budgets were tight removing officers from regular duty means replacing them with overtime. Lets not forget most States have other mandatory training that must be attended. Most departments add on department specific training. Lets not forget if the officer is in a specialized field such as SWAT, SORT, ERT, CERT or hostage negotiation. Training time goes up (mandatory) more overtime for the department. What I am saying is that each department has to look at what best suits 1 need and 2 budget.
As far a officers getting training on there own I think they should go out to a range and shoot a few times a year but a large number will not. The attitude is that if they are not getting paid they will not do it. Not all, it is about a 50/50 split. Just to give you an idea of what really goes on.
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Ed