I new to this site, and I hope this thread is placed into the proper discussions category, and further I hope I am not duplicating what has been discussed previously.
How many have attended firearms specific training such as Smith and Wesson's Springfield, Massachusetts, course or
maybe the renowned "Gunsite" in Arizona. I'm sure there are many others around the country and list them as well in your comment. If you can explain what you received personally from the training...what you came away with both physically and mentally...can mean improved shooting abilities, tactical awareness, and especially the mental satisfaction/dissatisfaction of the school.
I have police training over the past three decades (since '77), and much it wasn't mandatory but elective in nature in both handgun and shotgun (never carried a rifle). As large as the department I worked with as a career did not have a really great shooting program (my opinion), and some of my training I sought outside the department.
So, let's hear from those who have managed to scrape together the money for these schools.
How many have attended firearms specific training such as Smith and Wesson's Springfield, Massachusetts, course or
maybe the renowned "Gunsite" in Arizona. I'm sure there are many others around the country and list them as well in your comment. If you can explain what you received personally from the training...what you came away with both physically and mentally...can mean improved shooting abilities, tactical awareness, and especially the mental satisfaction/dissatisfaction of the school.
I have police training over the past three decades (since '77), and much it wasn't mandatory but elective in nature in both handgun and shotgun (never carried a rifle). As large as the department I worked with as a career did not have a really great shooting program (my opinion), and some of my training I sought outside the department.
So, let's hear from those who have managed to scrape together the money for these schools.