“They believe only they are smart enough to handle firearms.”
That is a delusion common among LEO’s. From that Drug Enforcement chappie who shot himself in the foot in front of a class in a Miami school during a “Aren’t We Coply” talk, to far too many of the rank and file LEO’s, shooting skills are all too often just enough to pass department qualifications.
That’s not much, in most departments.
It aint’ much to pass a concealed carry test either. I don’t know why they even have those silly tests.
My dad just got his first concealed carry permit. He’s OLD! Apparently he was the star performer in the shooting aspect of the course. but then he was a pistol champion on the army pistol team when he was a kid. It was a two man team and they chose only the two best shooters on the whole base...my dad and a gray haired old alcoholic sargant that couldn’t miss even when he tried...that’s the story dad tells anyway. Supposedly the old sarge had the shakes pretty bad, but as soon as his hands touched a firearm, they steadied like a surgeon’s hands.