Things were same but more so in the 1940's and 1950's. I saw police with cartridges that turned green in the cylinders because the guns were never fired or even removed from the holsters from one decade to the next. Most smaller departments had a qualification program on paper, but it was never carried out and most officers were "too busy" or "too old" to bother. There were always a few "gun nuts" who shot, but that was for their own recreation and fellow officers usually considered them a bit "odd".
Sometimes I see that period derided by "progressives" and "modern people" and I agree on some things, but I don't think that overall it was that bad a time.
Jim
Last edited by James K; August 25, 2013 at 08:03 PM.
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