BartSimpson
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British cops typically do far less time on the range for a number of reasons: the paperwork involved in documenting the ammunition they use on the range, the highly limited availability of ranges and range time, and the aversion of British politicians to firearms and, ergo, firearms training.
British cops are only allowed to do their training on the job whereas American cops (for instance) typically do their range shooting on their own time and with their personal firearms and then all they need to do is qualify annually on their weapons.
The British have always had an institutional aversion to gunnery practice be it in the armed forces or the police forces. I love the SAS guys, but even they get to fire fewer rounds annually than an average Marine Corps rifleman. The sum result is that their gunnery discipline is not as high as that of the US or Canada.
I would corroberate that.
This is a sad state of affairs when in WW1 the British Army initially was the only combattant that had placed an emphasis on marksmanship. The French, Germans, Austrians and Italians, with the exception of their "tirroliers"(snipers) could not be relied upon to hit the broadside of the barn.
My experience with these matters, was that next to jeep accidents the most casualties occurred on the ranges---carelessness.
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There's another more glaringly obvious conclusion to be made.
