NYC shooter: I figure that it would have been worse

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114. And here is my confusion.

By definition, so am I, FAR MORE than these officers. I have months of MOUT training at Fort Drum, Fort McClellan, and fort Benning as well as "practical experience" while in the Green Machine. I actually see my experience and training as a deterrent to carrying. The ROE that so much of my life was lived under make me uncomfortable to go armed amongst my fellow civilians. BUT, I have undergone extensive shoot / no shoot scenarios, training and real, and have experienced situations much like this, I can say without a doubt I would not have missed a tango at the range of 5 ft.
I personally believe all CCW classes should involve 20-30 hours of practical shooting and reaction training, and not just familiarity or competence but actual graded proficiency, also all carriers should be required to carry liability insurance, everyone wants to compare a car to a gun, so be it, A person must show proficiency in driving and be insured to get a DL, same should be done with firearms, especially if you feel you have to do it in public.