On 23/01/2013 5:28 PM, Pete C. wrote:

>>
>> I remember it as happening a few years ago, but as you say - if cops
>> ended up shooting each other, how can we expect better results from
>> the general gun toting public?
>
> Pretty simple, the "general gun toting public" trains more than most
> cops. Unless on a SWAT team or similar most cops qualify a couple times
> a year and little more. This is also backed by the fact that most states
> have had concealed carry for many years and it has simply not happened
> (I've had a CHL for some 18 years).
>


Oh that is absolute bullshit. Cops have to qualify on a regular basis.
Joe Public does not. Even up here where handguns are strictly regulated
just about anyone can get a licence to own a handgun. If you want a
permit to transport it to a gun club to shoot you have to take an safety
course and an orientation shoot..... no "qualification". Most gun owners
do not undergo any kind of qualification. OTOH< there are always seems
to be a small contingent of gun nuts who seem to be practising in the
hopes that they might one day get a chance to defend themselves.