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I realize cops have a tough job but I also listen to a couple posters tell us only police can be trusted with things like Glock 17 pistols
The same posters probably object to the Glock 7.
I am watching a video on the local news where the cops in NYC missed a perp and shot two citizens. grazed one and kneecapped another
Police charge suspect after chase that injured two bystanders in NYC | Reuters
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I realize cops have a tough job but I also listen to a couple posters tell us only police can be trusted with things like Glock 17 pistols
The same posters probably object to the Glock 7.
In the end it's not the gun, but the person behind the gun. Police Depts., like the NYPD should require that their officers continue shooter training and shoot at least once a month and under realistic conditions. What do they say? Train like you fight and fight like you've trained.
Its an impossible job. Do it right; you'd never know, do it wrong and get carried away to the morgue or make national headlines. I have no idea what the circumstances are in this case, but those are the truths. 800,000 police officers in America and way too many people expect perfection.
You'd better have a damned good reason. And they didn't. And you'd better not miss. And they did.
Actually, my comment is about the gun.
The New York Trigger strikes again!I am watching a video on the local news where the cops in NYC missed a perp and shot two citizens. grazed one and kneecapped another
Police charge suspect after chase that injured two bystanders in NYC | Reuters
I realize cops have a tough job but I also listen to a couple posters tell us only police can be trusted with things like Glock 17 pistols
Agreed, the majority of anti-gun people point to the gun as the problem. I'm on your side in this. They forget that the gun is an inanimate object actuated by the operator. The point I was trying to make is that most police officers seldom fire their weapons on the range after the academy.
A citizenry who does not check their government is like a parent who never disciplines their child.LOL, the cops should be limited to the same pistol capacity as their masters (the citizens)
Just another reason why people "need" to privately own the same firearms police and military do: some of them are police and military and need to practice on their own time&dime. More are armed guards or couriers. There are also folks who know they could be called to service in an emergency and want to be ready.Μολὼν λαβέ;1062319985 said:Cops are notoriously bad shots. They don't get range time at work because of the cost of ammo and won't spend their own money to have range time, which could save the lives of the innocent as well as their own life. Most cops only use guns as necessary tools instead of having an interest in them that goes beyond strapping one on while on duty. They aren't proficient with them because they don't shoot them.
Its like a major league baseball player never getting any batting practice during the season or off-season and only stepping into the batter's box during games. How successful would that hitter be?
I dont expect perfection. I also dont expect to get shot in the ass by cops while they are trying to do their job.Its an impossible job. Do it right; you'd never know, do it wrong and get carried away to the morgue or make national headlines. I have no idea what the circumstances are in this case, but those are the truths. 800,000 police officers in America and way too many people expect perfection.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1062319985 said:Cops are notoriously bad shots. They don't get range time at work because of the cost of ammo and won't spend their own money to have range time, which could save the lives of the innocent as well as their own life. Most cops only use guns as necessary tools instead of having an interest in them that goes beyond strapping one on while on duty. They aren't proficient with them because they don't shoot them.
Its like a major league baseball player never getting any batting practice during the season or off-season and only stepping into the batter's box during games. How successful would that hitter be?
And give them a normal trigger.Seems like a few boxes of ammunition for the cops would be a good investment.
I am watching a video on the local news where the cops in NYC missed a perp and shot two citizens. grazed one and kneecapped another
Police charge suspect after chase that injured two bystanders in NYC | Reuters
I realize cops have a tough job but I also listen to a couple posters tell us only police can be trusted with things like Glock 17 pistols
Match poorly trained cops with guns with unreasonable trigger pulls and this is the result.
The NYPD shot 7 or so innocent bystanders a year or so ago.
Morons.
unreasonable trigger pulls? Does that mean hair triggers, or ones so hard to pull that it's difficult to aim? I had no idea official police weapons had different trigger mechanisms.
One would THINK that basic competence was involved here. If you're shooting at someone (who, as it turns out, didn't even have a gun) in Times Square!!! You'd better have a damned good reason. And they didn't. And you'd better not miss. And they did.
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