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ManiacJoe

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3. The police normally get very little firearms training, according to the trainers.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:49 AM

Jul 2020

Maybe a week at the academy, 1-2 days a year for annual qualifications.
Departments do not want to spend the money.
Only a small percentage of cops will spend their own time and money on gun training and practice.

Most likely any deescalation training gets noticeably less training time, if any.

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The police normally get very little firearms training, according to the trainers. ManiacJoe Jul 2020 #3

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