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Originally Posted by dc_dux
dk...I know many gun owners are trained in firearm safety and appropriate use, but are they trained in how to respond, in a brief instant, to a "perceived" threatening situation, be it a personal assault, a store robbery, a car theft, etc?
I have enourmous respect for police because they face this danger every day and have the proper training to assess a situation, in a matter of seconds, before reacting. I have a concern that most civilians do not have that training and we will see too many "shoot first" scenarios (as is already evident in Florida).
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I wish people could get over this fallacious argument that police are trained so highly in the art of perception. They are not. They qualify once or twice a year and they get periodic training on new laws or procedures and that's about it. The only ones that get this higher training are the ones assigned to SWAT teams. A young officer on patrol, even some with a few years under their belt, are no more experienced in shooting scenarios than you or I.
The other argument that alot of anti-gun people still hold on to is that the police are more qualified to protect your life than you are. While alot of police officers try very hard to help people in desperate situations, they still will hold on to THEIR safety and lives first and foremost. NOBODY is more qualified to defend your life than you, provided you haven't already given up that responsibility.
I firmly believe that this is the deeply buried fear of those that are anti-gun, that the responsibility of defending their life is too much for them to handle, so they shuffle it off to law enforcement and in doing so, wish to force it on the rest of society so they don't feel inadequate.