Media firearms ignorance continues....
- Thread starter mehavey
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I now wonder if there is some kind of unspoken rule amongst police to deliberately mis-identify arms when talking to reporters. Assuming, of course the police doing the talking actually knew the correct terms in the first place....
Would tend to make the reporters look even more stupid...
Would tend to make the reporters look even more stupid...
Most cops aren't gun people any more. In fact, many have never touched a gun before their first day of academy.
The ones who take them seriously are the ones on the ground doing the hard and dangerous work. Those aren't the same ones who are doing media ops on the evening news.
Glenn E. Meyer
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While I know quite a few police officers in the know - the higher the rank, the more likely they know less. 
Political chiefs are what you expect.
Political chiefs are what you expect.
Surprised....
I agree that many newer LE officers aren't "into" weapons or tactics but not all. About 2 years ago, I spoke to a young police officer in a urban area about sidearms. I told him how I used a Glock pistol to do my security re-qual.
What generation? he asked me.
He then went into a brief description of a few Glock pistols he shot & other models he used. It was refreshing to know that some new cops take the time & effort to learn about firearms & ballistics.
Clyde
I agree that many newer LE officers aren't "into" weapons or tactics but not all. About 2 years ago, I spoke to a young police officer in a urban area about sidearms. I told him how I used a Glock pistol to do my security re-qual.
What generation? he asked me.
He then went into a brief description of a few Glock pistols he shot & other models he used. It was refreshing to know that some new cops take the time & effort to learn about firearms & ballistics.
Clyde
SPEMack618
New member
But like Tom said, most of the cops who are gun guys are also the ones who work homicidie, vice, narcotics, or on the tac-squad.
While the well presented politically savy guys are standing in front of the podium yammering on about the AK-15 with a high capacity clip filled with cop killer bullets.
A really good friend of mine from my enlisted days is now a deputy for a metro Atlanta county. He often regates us at the gun club with tales of other deputies whose guns are stuck in thier duty belt holsters from dirt and grime.
While the well presented politically savy guys are standing in front of the podium yammering on about the AK-15 with a high capacity clip filled with cop killer bullets.
A really good friend of mine from my enlisted days is now a deputy for a metro Atlanta county. He often regates us at the gun club with tales of other deputies whose guns are stuck in thier duty belt holsters from dirt and grime.