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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1117381" data-attributes="member: 14668">It is a peculiar misconception among the liberal crowd that the mere issuance of a police badge automatically confers upon its wearer some sort of superior ability at handling weapons that no mere &quot;civilian&quot; can ever hope to attain. Are you aware that virtually all recent IPSC and IDPA (International Practical Shooting Confederation and International Defensive Pistol Association) champions are civilians? Are you aware that many police jurisdictions only require their officers to &quot;qualify&quot; once or twice per year on paper targets? As one who is a member of a gun club and who frequently shoots there alongside fellow members who are cops, I am here to tell you that there are any number of civilian enthusiasts whose shooting abilities are equal to if not better than the average cop. If you trust a trained and certified teacher to teach your kids, why wouldn&#039;t you trust a trained and certified teacher to protect them? And if an armed lunatic does ever show up at your kids school, would it make you feel better if the teacher pinned a shiny little toy &quot;police&quot; badge to her shirt before protecting your children with a weapon?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1117381, member: 14668"] It is a peculiar misconception among the liberal crowd that the mere issuance of a police badge automatically confers upon its wearer some sort of superior ability at handling weapons that no mere "civilian" can ever hope to attain. Are you aware that virtually all recent IPSC and IDPA (International Practical Shooting Confederation and International Defensive Pistol Association) champions are [I]civilians[/I]? Are you aware that many police jurisdictions only require their officers to "qualify" once or twice per year on paper targets? As one who is a member of a gun club and who frequently shoots there alongside fellow members who are cops, I am here to tell you that there are any number of civilian enthusiasts whose shooting abilities are equal to if not better than the average cop. If you trust a trained and certified teacher to [I]teach[/I] your kids, why wouldn't you trust a trained and certified teacher to [I]protect[/I] them? And if an armed lunatic [I]does[/I] ever show up at your kids school, would it make you feel better if the teacher pinned a shiny little toy "police" badge to her shirt before protecting your children with a weapon? [/QUOTE]

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