Even worse to marksmanship is the worthless DAO pistol action dreamed up by some desk bound political hack lawyer to keep the city from being sued. The DAO, as found, has a very heavy trigger pull (12 pounds on average) and this is NOT conducive to accuracy by the average cop. If you would compare the same cop shooting a 3.5-4 pound trigger pull Glock with a 12 pound NYC trigger pull Glock, most times you'd see a dramatic improvement in hits on the target at the range by the Glock with the lighter trigger pull.
[I know this from personal experience. I once had an Argentine-built FN 9mm HP that had an 18 pound trigger pull. It was so bad that I thought the safety was engaged when I attempted to fire it. The safety was not engaged! Accuracy was non-existent.]
The ideal trigger pull for a sidearm is 3.5 to 4.5 pounds. The heavy DAO trigger pull or heavier spring to boost the trigger pull on striker fired pistols like the Glock results in poor marksmanship and shots going wild. Cops are supposed to know where those rounds they fired went to avoid the shooting of innocent bystanders. With these heavy trigger pull pistols they are forced to carry, I'll bet 9 of 10 cops have no idea where their shots went — certainly not on the intended target.
“Lots of cops have a mindset that says they won’t practice unless the city or PD provides the ammo free. Therefore, no free ammo equals no practice.”
That’s a pathetic attitude for a professional to take.
Those that shoot very well will tell anyone who wants to improve; “dry fire everyday”. A laser pointer on your pistol will show you that you are jerking off target.
Of course, one has to WANT to improve, for starters.