I'm uncertain...

[Alfonse]

You need to focus. Looking cool is always job one! It's everything. Ugly don't cut it ever.

What if I lose, I can see it now in the paper, local crazy dude found dead in his home following gun fight holding an empty ugly gun. How could I live with that. Oh I guess that wouldn't be an issue now that I reponder that.

Can't imagine you could live with the thought of being found with an ugly gun.

[BEARDOG]

I use the muzzle flash for light.

I'll eventually get a rail gun, detective here has a Colt Rail Gun which is nice or CZ/Dan Wesson has a specialist out now that is quite nice looking. My local SEAL dude just got one, I haven't had an opportunity to check it out yet but it sure looks good.
I got the light, all I need is the gun and I'm good to go.

You need to focus. Looking cool is always job one! It's everything. Ugly don't cut it ever.

What if I lose, I can see it now in the paper, local crazy dude found dead in his home following gun fight holding an empty ugly gun. How could I live with that. Oh I guess that wouldn't be an issue now that I reponder that.

I admit I am partial to cool looking guns too...My bedside .45 is my Sig Tac-ops with night sights, Streamlight and CM 10 rd mag

[Bawanna]

Dawson Precision makes a bolt on rail that looks pretty good. You have to drill the dust cover and tap it but it looks good.

I've often thought of doing that to my Para P14-45. Lots of 45 bullets and shoots real good. LDA so a bit more forgiving when I'm groggy and not fully woke up.

[DavidWJ]

Our local Deputies qualify every three months while on patrol, or monthly if they want to stay on SWAT. They don't miss. They also have "optional" physical training qualifications on a yearly basis, which every field deputy passes or they move on. Very few of them are "gun guys." Guns are a last resort and very few of them have ever drawn their duty weapon. These deputies have made this a safe county with their intelligence and care working with people, dirt bags included.

[b4uqzme]

Our local Deputies qualify every three months while on patrol, or monthly if they want to stay on SWAT. They don't miss. They also have "optional" physical training qualifications on a yearly basis, which every field deputy passes or they move on. Very few of them are "gun guys." Guns are a last resort and very few of them have ever drawn their duty weapon. These deputies have made this a safe county with their intelligence and care working with people, dirt bags included.

That's good to hear. The police in our little township do a good job too. I just worry about the "big city" next door....

[Bawanna]

Our SWAT guys also qualify monthly and if they fail they do stuff without the gun. Door knockers, etc.

That part is good, I'd like to see quarterly quals for patrol guys or at least twice a year. Once a year ain't enough.

They do point out to me all the time that they do have training more frequently and that certainly counts, maybe even better than quals. Quals are easy.

We've never had an officer involved shooting, that's a bit scary too since they get too trusting. I kind of think of it as the Mayberry Syndrome. A town on the coast never had an officer shooting in many many years and I think they ended up with 3 in a month. It happens.

[skiflydive]

The gun club I belong to allows LEOS free, unlimited access to the ranges. I often see them working on the special use range doing moving target drills, stopped car drills etc. but often there are no LEOS there at all.

[Armybrat]

We've never had an officer involved shooting, that's a bit scary too since they get too trusting. I kind of think of it as the Mayberry Syndrome. A town on the coast never had an officer shooting in many many years and I think they ended up with 3 in a month. It happens.

The only other officer involved shooting my nephew's PD has experienced in the 30+ years he's been on the force was about 10 years ago. He & another officer responded to a disturbance call - a young man was at the local reservoir (by a neighborhood) firing a .22 rifle at houses & cars passing by. As soon as both cop cruisers pull up, the dude started shooting at them. Nephew's ride took a couple of rounds as he was opening his door, and the other officer fired one shot from his AR which kilt the perp DRT.
Later, the chief asked the officer if he needed any shrink counseling. Answer, "Nope, what fer?"

Dead guy's family tried to sue the Kerrville PD, but the civil court judge threw it out and threatened to jail their lawyer.

[Bawanna]

Just gotta love Texas.

[Baklash]

"civil court judge threw it out and threatened to jail their lawyer."
Love it. Should happen more often with all kinds of ridiculous lawsuits.