+1 on Mackay_Sagebrush’s comments. Some agencies could STILL be using revolvers. I have first hand experience of an agency just switching to semi autos 3 years ago. It’s an incredibly eye opening experience to train with or observe some who are trained and employed by certain agencies(who personally don’t own handguns or have a background of shooting or hunting)struggle with the weapon manipulation of a semi auto.
Doc_Holidude
Back in the day, I had upper brass ask why we needed hollow point ammo, when 158gr LRN worked just fine for all these years...
Ignorance is the hardest thing to overcome. That and ignorance in training.
Everyone shot at the police range with 30spl. It was hammered into them to never let the brass hit the ground when reloading. Either put it in your pocket, or dump it in the brass can by your firing station.
Then a couple of cops were found dead with their empty brass in the pants pockets. Sometimes it takes a graphic example like that to sink the lessons in.
Those of us who carried rifles usually had to get special permission to do so.
