David Armstrong said:The average officer will have at least 80 hours of training and will fire at least 1000 rounds, unless my info is in error. Not many CCW folks are going to get 80 hours of training or shoot more than 1000 rounds in their life, according to all the info I've found over the years. In fact, I'd suggest the norm for CCW holders is closer to 0 rounds a year than 50 rounds a year, and no training outside of what is required to get and keep their CCW.
The difficulty lies in establish what exactly defines the "average" CCW holder. I had to use a casual club level IDPA shooter as an example, because the point of reference for an "average" CCW holder is based entirely on the company that you or I keep.
The reason I say this is that our experience runs completely contrary - the "casual" shooters that I know fire about 50 to 100 rounds a month, and while they probably don't receive the 80 hours of training, they certainly do put more lead downrange. But again, that's been my personal experience, and it's also why it's extremely difficult to paint an accurate portrait of the "casual" shooter.