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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1015117" data-attributes="member: 14668">No, these were NYC police officers who probably &quot;qualified&quot; once or twice a year against paper targets on a well-lit range. I did read in the news that neither of them had ever fired their weapons in the line of duty.The key word in your post is the word &quot;indiscriminate&quot;. Obviously, the &quot;indiscriminate&quot; use of a gun in a crowded theater is a bad thing. However, if there is a murderer on a rampage who is already using his guns &quot;indiscriminately&quot;, then the only chance that anyone has is for a trained person with a gun to use that gun in a discriminating manner by pumping rounds into the bad guy until he is dead.There are a lot of cops who are not well trained in the use of their guns. Many of them only get the minimum amount of practice or qualification&nbsp; that is required by their department.&nbsp; However...any civilian who is willing to invest the time, effort and money towards getting a carry permit is more than likely a gun enthusiast who voluntarily puts time in at the range. The range I belong to hosts IPSC pistol matches, and most of those guys could outshoot the average cop while wearing a blindfold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1015117, member: 14668"] No, these were NYC police officers who probably "qualified" once or twice a year against paper targets on a well-lit range. I did read in the news that neither of them had ever fired their weapons in the line of duty. The key word in your post is the word "indiscriminate". Obviously, the "indiscriminate" use of a gun in a crowded theater is a bad thing. However, if there is a murderer on a rampage who is already using [I]his[/I] guns "indiscriminately", then the only chance that anyone has is for a trained person [I]with a gun[/I] to [I]use[/I] that gun in a [I]discriminating[/I] manner by pumping rounds into the bad guy until he is dead. There are a lot of cops who are not well trained in the use of their guns. Many of them only get the minimum amount of practice or qualification that is required by their department. However...any [I]civilian[/I] who is willing to invest the time, effort and money towards getting a carry permit is more than likely a gun [I]enthusiast [/I]who voluntarily puts time in at the range. The range I belong to hosts IPSC pistol matches, and most of those guys could outshoot the average cop while wearing a blindfold. [/QUOTE]

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