Comments on: No Training + Firearms + A Badge = … http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: mike http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-16471 mike Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:35:32 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-16471 VRB,
The point is that in order to have a concealed carry license (i.e. – in order to carry a firearm that you could conceivably use in a deadly force situation) you have to go through several hours of training to make sure you know how to handle the weapon properly, and more importantly, that you understand the proper employment of different levels of force.

The cases cited in this article show that the police officers obviously haven’t had even this basic level of training. I don’t think it’s too much to ask that police officers, who by definition are authorized to use deadly force if appropriate, understand just how and when that deadly force should be applied.

]]> By: VRB http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-16371 VRB Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:38:37 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-16371 Mike,
I don’t understand this post. I don’t know your particular view of gun control, but why would a police officer be required to know anymore than the other too hundred million other potential gun owners. Especially, those that believe that gun ownership deters crime.

]]> By: Nick M. http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-15023 Nick M. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:40:13 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-15023 Well, hey, he was the only one qualified to operate that particular weapon. Even better than him shooting himself, was when he went for the rifle and the kids yelled “NO!!”

Like I said, it could just be me, obviously things are happening fast in the video, but it does look he puts his finger on the trigger for an instant.

Don’t know about Mississippi, but here in AZ, you can only match force, ie fists/fists, deadly force/deadly force. I don’t believe getting your ass kicked by a student = deadly force.

Nick

]]> By: mike http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-15013 mike Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-15013 I actually didn’t watch the video, but that wouldn’t surprise me.

Shades of the DEA Agent shooting himself in the leg in front of the class of fourth-graders.

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]]> By: Nick M. http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-15008 Nick M. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:51:51 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2007/03/05/no-training-firearms-a-badge/#comment-15008 It could just be me, but it also looks like the cop in the video goes ahead and fingers the trigger. Talk about breaking the rules of handling a firearm.

Nick

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