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Can you really compare police training (most acadamies are 6 months or longer, paramilitary style training, with rigorous shooting, case law, and DT standards) with simply reading and watching youtube videos?
I have to agree with 'cloudcroft.' I feel that I have more training than most cops. No, it's not formal, but in my mind, reading blogs and articles and wathcing YouTube videos, ect... is indeed training. Especially if, such as my self, you go go out to the range every week or so and shoot a few mags. I know for a fact that what I do is WAY more than what St. Louis county cops do. I know several very well that are security where I used to work, and they are only required to shoot TWO MAGS, only ONCE A YEAR!!! The only required training they get (besides initial in the academy) is if a new firearm is issued, or if they have an issue with misuse while on duty.
Can you really compare police training (most acadamies are 6 months or longer, paramilitary style training, with rigorous shooting, case law, and DT standards) with simply reading and watching youtube videos?