The pistol qualification course is designed to pass LEs not fail them. In today's job market good officers are hard to come by. When I lived in Atlanta I worked with several PDs. The common thread was 99% of the guys did not practice. You would see them hit the practice range a week before qualification.
The sad fact was my wife could out shoot all of them. Of all the guys I worked with only two practiced as if their life depended on it. I would rate the two guys as a high D or low C IPSC shooter.
The reason you never see LEs at either IDPA or IPSC matches is two fold. One they can't shoot and ego. There is a 12 year old girl that shoots IDPA with us that can out shoot 80% of them. Talk about bruised egos. Most of these guys would need an IV of testosterone.
One of the Hoover PD training officer came to our recent IDPA State Championship match just to watch. Was he shocked. He never realized how much better civilian shooters were than his own men.
Another problem I have with the typical LE training is all targets are shot from a static position. LEs are not taught to move and shoot.
The BGs are getting smarter. They shoot at the head, thigh and groin areas. No vests there. Get the Officer down then finish him off.
The sad fact was my wife could out shoot all of them. Of all the guys I worked with only two practiced as if their life depended on it. I would rate the two guys as a high D or low C IPSC shooter.
The reason you never see LEs at either IDPA or IPSC matches is two fold. One they can't shoot and ego. There is a 12 year old girl that shoots IDPA with us that can out shoot 80% of them. Talk about bruised egos. Most of these guys would need an IV of testosterone.
One of the Hoover PD training officer came to our recent IDPA State Championship match just to watch. Was he shocked. He never realized how much better civilian shooters were than his own men.
Another problem I have with the typical LE training is all targets are shot from a static position. LEs are not taught to move and shoot.
The BGs are getting smarter. They shoot at the head, thigh and groin areas. No vests there. Get the Officer down then finish him off.