-> Actually that training and re-training and more training is very
-> important as the suspect who may be considering shooting at you has
-> likely not been so well trained and he has to consider the value of
-> shooting at, and possibly missing, someone who not only can return the
-> fire, but is very unlikely to return the favor of the miss.
-> This can make it uncessary to fire
-> Carrying the proper gun can help too
-> We've had a few cases where people who'd shot it out (And lost) with the
-> city and their side arms many times gave up without a shot being fired
-> when looking down the 4'diamater (from their point of view) barrell of a
-> State Police 12ga Shot gun.
With the newer automatics carried by most LE agencies now, the "average"
criminal is generally out gunned.  Most departments use the LE Mags,
which hold 15 rounds.  
I don't carry a shotgun either, the department feels since I only deal
with trucks, I don't need one...
Go figure..
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