CalicoJack10
Regular Member
I think it is great that they finally touched on the "Assault Weapons" idea more in depth than just an "Assault Rifle". I used to teach improvised weapons, and I have been in the martial arts for a majority of my life. So that would put me in a catagory where the most mundane things that we use in our every day lives would be considered "Assault Weapons" and should be banned. I would not put it past some activists to ask that my hands and feet be removed because they can be used to hurt someone.
There is also the point that is made about police officers being trained to handle guns and they should be the ones carrying, the problem is that the qualification standards for police is set high enough, but in my personal experience most officers who fail to quualify will just keep shooting the course with no correction on their abilities until their final score is sufficient to pass and qualify. I have been, in fact, just talking on another forum about that very problem over the last few days.
It took me 2 years to get my girlfriend to even look at a gun, and less than a year ago I finally got her shooting, and I would put her up against several of the police officers that I have seen "Qualify".
There is this grand idea that is expressed in that documentary that because someone is a police officer, they are automatically expert marksmen. But the sad truth is that this is an ideal that is only held by those that don't have the background or experience to see that weapons training is one of the least important skills for law enforcement.
There is also the point that is made about police officers being trained to handle guns and they should be the ones carrying, the problem is that the qualification standards for police is set high enough, but in my personal experience most officers who fail to quualify will just keep shooting the course with no correction on their abilities until their final score is sufficient to pass and qualify. I have been, in fact, just talking on another forum about that very problem over the last few days.
It took me 2 years to get my girlfriend to even look at a gun, and less than a year ago I finally got her shooting, and I would put her up against several of the police officers that I have seen "Qualify".
There is this grand idea that is expressed in that documentary that because someone is a police officer, they are automatically expert marksmen. But the sad truth is that this is an ideal that is only held by those that don't have the background or experience to see that weapons training is one of the least important skills for law enforcement.