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Old May 15, 2010, 06:32 PM   #11
Tom Servo
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It's rumored that some instructors did fire it blindfolded.
Done that. It failed to prove my point. The people who took numerous tries to pass that qualification now guard federal buildings.

Forty years ago, your average recruit had grown up shooting. He didn't have to learn safety or marksmanship in academy; he already knew these things. He simply had to acclimate to his issue gun.

Nowadays, most recruits show up never having handled a gun. They're not "gun people." There's a limit to the time and resources departments have to get these guys trained up. As a result, compromises are made. That's just where we are.

This has been an ongoing conversation in law-enforcement circles for decades. Ammunition costs taxpayer money, as does the overtime required for officers to train outside their normal (often LONG) hours. There doesn't seem to be an easy solution in sight.

In many ways, it's a reflection of our culture as a whole.
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