Like I stated earlier...I am sure it depends greatly on region, and the societal norms within that area. I can recall one new officer in the last fourteen years who had never fired a handgun. One. Hell, around here, most people are gun people, and thats the pool we hire from.
Off duty carry? In a 50ish man agency, I would estimate that we stand somewhere near 90%, maybe greater. The majority of our officers carry backup guns. We issue GLock 17s and 22s, so choosing to carry your own handgun is not a reaction to poor equipment. Our agency provides every single officer 1200rds of handgun ammo per year, in addition to and independent of any ammo needed to qualify or train during formal training sessions.
I am fortunate to work for such a firearm centric agency.
Last edited by liliysdad; 02/10/17.
