Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Originally Posted by Smartie

In terms of actually pointing at a human, hunters would be winning that stat

I dunno, hunters spend a lot of time (accidentally) pointing guns at people

Anyone else just see tv3 news regarding police and firearms training?

Originally Posted by screamO

Anyone else just see tv3 news regarding police and firearms training?

Yep.

Originally Posted by screamO

Anyone else just see tv3 news regarding police and firearms training?

No - what about it?

Originally Posted by Ryan

No - what about it?

I missed it but herd on radio about serous concerns about their lack of training and hands on experience the police have with there firearms

Concern at lack of police gun training | NZNews | Newshub

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Official Information Act figures, obtained by Newshub, show level one officers who respond to the most dangerous incidents only get about eight hours' live fire training time per yea

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Originally Posted by 199p

I missed it but herd on radio about serous concerns about their lack of training and hands on experience the police have with there firearms

Concerning. One wouldn't want their surgeon to be lacking in training or experience. Drastic comparison, sure - but either could kill you just as fast. Mmm, increase the budget perhaps?

Originally Posted by 199p

I missed it but herd on radio about serous concerns about their lack of training and hands on experience the police have with there firearms

Yea basically, then that silly bitchc opens her mouth. Basically back to a funding issue. I find the funding thing wearing a bit thin now, in my trade (and all soon) now cost has no place in providing inadequate training or safety but the govt departments get away with using it.

Originally Posted by 199p

Concern at lack of police gun training | NZNews | Newshub

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Official Information Act figures, obtained by Newshub, show level one officers who respond to the most dangerous incidents only get about eight hours' live fire training time per yea

Read more: Concern at lack of police gun training | NZNews | Newshub

Yip surely its not that hard

even if they had a bunch of .22's to use since ammo is so cheap

but then if they are buying containers of ammo at a time it wouldn't end up that expensive especially once they can claim the tax back off it

Hmmm I think we all agree that the police don't get enough training- I wonder if we could come to some sort of agreement as to what would be a fair amount?
One day rifle and two pistol per year?
Five days total?
Four hours a month?

Originally Posted by res

Hmmm I think we all agree that the police don't get enough training- I wonder if we could come to some sort of agreement as to what would be a fair amount?
One day rifle and two pistol per year?
Five days total?
Four hours a month?

Well I think there are enough things they could practice on, on a daily basis. And when they run out of things on the street they could practice some more at the prisons, then they could use the prisons for more state housing, hang on that's what they are doing now.
oops did I just post that.

Originally Posted by screamO

Well I think there are enough things they could practice on, on a daily basis. And when they run out of things on the street they could practice some more at the prisons, then they could use the prisons for more state housing, hang on that's what they are doing now.
oops did I just post that.

Didn't want that to come across wrong, what I was meaning to say is, I think there are enough oxygen thieves kicking about that would make for some nice practice