RB> GV> cop isn't going to shoot them if it becomes necessary? Apparently 
RB> GV> some do....which just amazes the heck out of me!!
RB> 
RB> Yeah, they should realize that with the standard training a cop
RB> gets, they  aren't really that mentally equipped to handle a firearm
RB> in a high-stress  situation.  
RT> Do you think that you are?  If yes, why and if no, how can
RT> you judge? 
From the contact I've had with police officers I have
to agree some what.
A lot of officers spend more time being taught how to
not sexually harass someone then on how to use their
weapon.  I seem to remember that a LEO told me that he
had spent more time training with his baton then he had
with his sidearm back when he was a cadet.
Stress firing is a lot harder then qualification
firing.  Ask anyone who has ever had to fire at another
person.  And when there is incoming fire it gets even
harder.
There are several good books and video tapes on the
subject out there.  Of course there are a lot of BAD
books and tapes out there.  Anyway it takes a lot of
training to operate under this type of stress.
If you check into shootings (or accidents) one of the
things you will find is a lot of "I don't remember. .
."  or "I just did . . ."  That's because you don't
have time to think you only have time to react.  If you
don't have the training you don't react correctly.
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