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Women's Second Amendment Group calls for Increased Handgun Training for LEO's
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Women's Second Amendment Group calls for Increased Handgun Training for Law EnforcementSierra Times: 02.18.01
In view of the nearly tragic negligent accident in Center City, PA, Armed Females of America asks all police departments to review the training policies for their officers.On February 7, an off duty police woman from the Center City, PA 9th police district reportedly removed her Glock 9mm handgun from its holster, removed the magazine and passed the gun around a class of 10 year old students. As the officer retrieved the gun and was replacing the magazine she inadvertently placed her finger in the trigger guard and the gun discharged. This officer was improperly trained if she believed that since the magazine was removed the gun was unloaded. She passed around a loaded handgun to a class of young children. "This is unacceptable," said Carma Lewis of Armed American Females."It should be noted that the Glock does not have any traditional mechanical devices installed to prevent these incidents. All Glock users are aware of the fact that the "safety" on the Glock is in the training and discipline of the user. All firearm users, including the police, should be aware of the third rule of safety, never place your finger on the trigger until the sights are on the target.", she continued.All trained firearm owners are aware of the basic safety rules for all guns, including handguns. "It is obvious that these basic rules were not effectively ingrained in the offending officer." Negligent discharges were so prevalent within the city of New York police departments that the manufacturer of the Glock handgun designed a new trigger for the New York police department, called the 'New York trigger'. This new trigger would compensate for the lack of training and discipline of the officers by increasing the trigger pull to 25 pounds.Since the perception of the American public is that law enforcement is better trained than the public in the use and handling of firearms, Lewis said it is disconcerting that if the police can have these "accidents" then how can the general public be trusted to safely use handguns.The truth is that most firearm owners train with their firearms more often than those who carry firearms for a living, and therefore have fewer 'negligent' discharges.http://www.sierratimes.com/02/02/18/arst021802.htm
In view of the nearly tragic negligent accident in Center City, PA, Armed Females of America asks all police departments to review the training policies for their officers.On February 7, an off duty police woman from the Center City, PA 9th police district reportedly removed her Glock 9mm handgun from its holster, removed the magazine and passed the gun around a class of 10 year old students. As the officer retrieved the gun and was replacing the magazine she inadvertently placed her finger in the trigger guard and the gun discharged. This officer was improperly trained if she believed that since the magazine was removed the gun was unloaded. She passed around a loaded handgun to a class of young children. "This is unacceptable," said Carma Lewis of Armed American Females."It should be noted that the Glock does not have any traditional mechanical devices installed to prevent these incidents. All Glock users are aware of the fact that the "safety" on the Glock is in the training and discipline of the user. All firearm users, including the police, should be aware of the third rule of safety, never place your finger on the trigger until the sights are on the target.", she continued.All trained firearm owners are aware of the basic safety rules for all guns, including handguns. "It is obvious that these basic rules were not effectively ingrained in the offending officer." Negligent discharges were so prevalent within the city of New York police departments that the manufacturer of the Glock handgun designed a new trigger for the New York police department, called the 'New York trigger'. This new trigger would compensate for the lack of training and discipline of the officers by increasing the trigger pull to 25 pounds.Since the perception of the American public is that law enforcement is better trained than the public in the use and handling of firearms, Lewis said it is disconcerting that if the police can have these "accidents" then how can the general public be trusted to safely use handguns.The truth is that most firearm owners train with their firearms more often than those who carry firearms for a living, and therefore have fewer 'negligent' discharges.http://www.sierratimes.com/02/02/18/arst021802.htm
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