The Detroit News: N.C. town's police chief loses gun, badge over poor shooting skills
The police chief of a North Carolina town has been prohibited from carrying a badge and gun because he couldn't shoot straight.I'll give him credit for not exempting himself from the standards of his department and doing the right thing until he re-qualifies. While embarrassing, I'd say it speaks well of his integrity.
Police Chief Thomas Bennett was suspended as a law enforcement officer after failing his recent annual firearms qualification exam.
This certainly brings to light one of the dirty little secret of law enforcement, namely that a lot of cops are terrible shots.
The ones that practice do well and some are quite simply outstanding, but far too many are not.
I know one trainer for a largish department that has a heckuva time getting the departments' officers, including senior officers to pass their annual qualifications, including having to work with them one-on-one with retakes to get them a qualifying score.
And of course who can forget this guy:
Looks like some Only Ones can't handle their guns.
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