Tuesday, August 30, 2011

More qualified than you

Because only police and law enforcement are responsible enough to have firearms.  While I know the statistics will show that law enforcement as a percentage have a low rate of crime, it is the exact same situation with the community of legal gun owners that choose to carry concealed.  The difference is that people aren't going into hysterics about law enforcement because they are "better" somehow.  Don't even try that "they're better trained" line with me lest you be laughed out of here.  I am going to drop an edit in here to say this isn't a slight on the law enforcement community.  I have quite a few friends that fall into that category.  This is more of a swipe and the anti-crowd's stance that civilians shouldn't own firearms.  Ultimately, at the end of the day we're all people.  There is no distinguishable difference between the flaws of the people that put on a uniform and those that do not.
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6 comments:

  1. Old NFOAugust 30, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Excellent point, and one additional one, WE practice MUCH more than the average LEO... Especially after the municipalities and states stopped paying for training ammo.

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  2. StephenAugust 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    True, Old NFO, true. I've practiced, moving and static, until my hands were black.

    Great post.

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  3. 45erAugust 30, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Good point, I didn't bring that one up. I went through a little civilian training with local PD. They practice more than I've ever heard law enforcement train other than specialized units (but still less than I get to the range). Then budgets got slashed. Now, the guys that still get in a lot of practice are the ones that really enjoy it. Essentially gun guys that pay for their own ammo.

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  4. 45erAugust 30, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Thanks, Stephen. I really wish more LE were gun guys and got the kind of practice they deserve in order to be put in the situations they are with a firearm. We're real lucky around here because the officer you encounter is actually likely to know his stuff. Then again, it's South Central Texas.

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  5. Tango JulietAugust 30, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    The badge DOES not guarantee competency. Many in our society desperately want to believe it does, but they're very naive.

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  6. 45erAugust 30, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    TJ, I believe you are correct.

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