JimConway
Instructor
3 Dec 09
Gun Ignorance, even among "Professionals." This from a student and Chiropractor in the Midwest:
"A local, uniformed, patrol officer came in to my office last week, complaining of headaches and lower-back pain. She stated that pain was occurring while she was on duty, and mentioned that her duty-belt was uncomfortable.
I began by asking about her duty-pistol. She stated that it was a SIG.
When I asked what model, she paused and answered, 'Why, it's a Sig/Sauer.
Is there another kind?'
I let out a breath and then asked if the weapon's magazines were single or double-stack, what caliber, how many spare magazines she carried, and where she carried them. I got back a confused look, and then she asked me what 'double-stack' meant. In addition, she had no idea what caliber her pistol was, but we determined that both spare magazines were routinely carried on the same side as her pistol.
I asked if she practiced reloading her pistol with magazines carried thus.
She indicated that she '... couldn't remember,' adding 'I don't know; I just carry them there.'"
Comment: In light of the recent WA ambush of uniformed officers, the foregoing is of great concern.
"Police" is not 'what we do.' It's 'what we ARE!' A blase, clueless officer, like this one, is in extreme danger every minute she is working, as is everyone she works with, and everyone she ostensibly "protects."
Her training officer and her chief, for everyone's sake, need to get her on-board, get her into some other kind of work, or plan on attending funeral(s)!
Gun Ignorance, even among "Professionals." This from a student and Chiropractor in the Midwest:
"A local, uniformed, patrol officer came in to my office last week, complaining of headaches and lower-back pain. She stated that pain was occurring while she was on duty, and mentioned that her duty-belt was uncomfortable.
I began by asking about her duty-pistol. She stated that it was a SIG.
When I asked what model, she paused and answered, 'Why, it's a Sig/Sauer.
Is there another kind?'
I let out a breath and then asked if the weapon's magazines were single or double-stack, what caliber, how many spare magazines she carried, and where she carried them. I got back a confused look, and then she asked me what 'double-stack' meant. In addition, she had no idea what caliber her pistol was, but we determined that both spare magazines were routinely carried on the same side as her pistol.
I asked if she practiced reloading her pistol with magazines carried thus.
She indicated that she '... couldn't remember,' adding 'I don't know; I just carry them there.'"
Comment: In light of the recent WA ambush of uniformed officers, the foregoing is of great concern.
"Police" is not 'what we do.' It's 'what we ARE!' A blase, clueless officer, like this one, is in extreme danger every minute she is working, as is everyone she works with, and everyone she ostensibly "protects."
Her training officer and her chief, for everyone's sake, need to get her on-board, get her into some other kind of work, or plan on attending funeral(s)!