"In my two-week police firearms instructor course, the lead instructor made the statement:
“Every one of you was sent here by your department. Your chief must think you will be a good instructor or he wouldn’t have sent you. Who am I to disagree with his assessment? I trust your chiefs. Everyone will pass this course.”
So we have an “instructor” course taught by a man who was so fat that he couldn’t even demonstrate some of the required firing positions, with absolutely no standards, that everyone automatically passes. The class was worthless."
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Now - I'm not saying that NZ's firearms training is as corrupt and distorted as is that example ..
- but there are multiple examples of ex-Commissioner Mike Bush being "misinformed".
"Only in America" might well apply - while New Zealand is New Zealand .. but MY experience of dealing with NZ Police Hierarchy 30 years ago as the Glock Factory Agent - and when opening an inner city range-gunshop - was that those senior officers I contended with were ill informed - arrogant, opinionated, & 'hard of thinking'.
"No-one in MY police force is ever going to use a plastic pistol - I really like an Indian built copy of the HighPower".
Progress was made only after three formal written complaints to the then Minister of Police - and me passing-on a direct personal recommendation of the Glocks from London's Metropolitan Police Scotland Yard .
- So Currently our NZ Police are issued with prohibited Bushmaster AR 15 Military Style Semi-Auto rifles and Glock 17 high capacity auto-pistols - and ARE NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN ENDORSED FIREARMS LICENCE.
I understand that recruits are attending an initial week long introduction course to firearms use .. But surely these new entrants deserve better training AND vetting - before serving on New Zealand's streets armed with RESTRICTED WEAPONS & the requirement that they may need to use them in armed conflict.
When-IF the proposed new Independent Firearms Authority is formed .. high on their priorities list must be the requirement that our law enforcement officers all be required to meet at least the same standards as are expected of licensed sporting shooters.
Time to act now.
Marty K.
- Heads Up: - Be aware that NZ Police are deploying 24x new unmarked patrol vehicles to entrap motorists .. stated to be HOLDEN EQUINOX SUVs with turbocharged engines:
Policing policy is yet again highly questionable. - planning to use STEALTH to ENTRAP 'the public'
M.K.
- Heads Up: - Be aware that NZ Police are deploying 24x new unmarked patrol vehicles to entrap motorists .. stated to be HOLDEN EQUINOX SUVs with turbocharged engines:
POLICE HOME RAIDS
- Today's news release from the Complaints Commission is that Police acknowledge & apologise for conducting three unlawful searches looking for breaches of the new firearms regulations.M.K.
Something of which many of us were always aware. Having watched police train on a club range where I was an instructor and Rage Officer, not one of them would pass muster by civilian standards.
ReplyDeleteI did once offer the use of our moving target array, but was told that they don't do that.
I guess criminals stand nice and still for them....
Oops... that should of course be "Range Officer"... LOL
DeleteThanks Kathryn - My P.C. had to BAN & exclude the District Police from using our ranges for training due to serious bullet damage to the concrete walls separating ranges - from wild shooting and general lack of safety. - They once left the range leaving a tray with six revolvers behind.
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