@TruthSandwich

> No, cops are not very well trained when it comes to guns. It turns out that shooting is just a small part of their job and they don't spend much time getting good at it, much less staying good at it.

This is a blanket statement and the reality depends on where you are.

In philly they have routine firearms training with objective testing. They have minimum standards they must meet when it comes to hitting the target, distance, timing, and tons of other things. Yes their training here isnt bad at all.

Obviously other jurisdictions may have little or no training.

> They're also pretty damned bad at hand-to-hand, for what it's worth. Civilian enthusiasts generally beat out cops in both categories.

This I have no knowledge on so cant say how PA/Philly compares.

> Even worse, cops have no control over how their weapons are configured. That's why (until very recently and then only in limited areas) they run iron sights instead of dots.

This I know to be true in almost all jurisdictions as I've done a lot of research on various firearm options across different PDs... again it depends. Many jurisdictions usually let the cop select from a list of approved guns, and they can customize it as they wish and even pick their own holster under certain guidlines (there are what are called retention levels and police usually have a specific level their department requires of them).

> At this range and on the move, bracing is irrelevant. You're going to be point shooting, not pausing to acquire four points of contact. And you're going to struggle to keep the dot visible, so losing your irons will be crippling.

I take it you have never done competition shooting (which replicates a real world encounter as best you can)... Yes bracing and aquiring target is quite critical and you are trained to do it quickly.

> You haven't thought this through. But, to be fair, it hardly matters. You'll be deafened and in pain after the first shot, and everything that follows will be a flinch-a-thon.

This is a 5.56, we arent talking a lapua here.. Democrats, usually ones with little real world gun experience, often assume the AR-15 is some super powerful gun. They dont realize we are talking one of the weaker rounds available. Will your ears ring, absolutely yes... will it be manageable in a fight, also yes. I have forgot my ear protection a few times where I shot accidentally... it certainly did nothing so bad as to make it impossible to shoot... not healthy for your ears sure, but no trouble shooting it.

That said ear protection is a valid point... so so far your only actual objection is that it will hurt my ears.. so you are arguing I should use a less- safe fire arm because it will hurt my ears less.. all thanks to democrats making it harder to buy surpressors and forcing many people onto a less-safe fire arm int he first place... that said, it seems like your arguing I should spend the huge cost on getting a surpressor and use it to replace the muzzle... in that sense its a good idea and I'd agree.

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