Sep 21, 2026 · 2 hr 19 min · 14 segments
In this episode, we delve into the critical issues facing police training, risk management, and the integrity of law enforcement. Our guests share insights on firearm training deficiencies, the impact…
One of the topics, firearms training.
Brad, I'll turn to you, mate.
Yeah, grossly insufficient,
Yeah, we talked about it a bit, I think, in mine, where you have an annual requalification and that's it.
And it would be, I think we figured out before, about 45 rounds in an assessment.
And I think you had one mag to warm up and get used to shooting again.
So what's that, 60 rounds total per year? And on the firing line, maybe half an hour to do your warm-up and your assessment if you pass first game.
And I think you mentioned last time, mate, It could be as much as a 20-month gap between shoots.
Yep, yep.
So it was just you had to re-qualify between January and December each year at some stage.
And that's sufficient for GDs who are potentially going to be in a situation to use their
gun each day.
Yep.
Not that range shooting is necessarily the most appropriate training for reality for us, but it's part of it, I guess.
Go into that.
What do you mean by that?
Well, when you draw a firearm on a job, it's not on a fiery line.
It's not waiting for a range controller to give you a command.
It's not a paper target that's seven metres away or five metres away or whatever.
It's very
We used to do a lot of sim training and paint training, stimulus training, putting people under pressure.
One of the topics, firearms training.
Brad, I'll turn to you, mate.
Yeah, grossly insufficient,
Yeah, we talked about it a bit, I think, in mine, where you have an annual requalification and that's it.
And it would be, I think we figured out before, about 45 rounds in an assessment.
And I think you had one mag to warm up and get used to shooting again.
So what's that, 60 rounds total per year? And on the firing line, maybe half an hour to do your warm-up and your assessment if you pass first game.
And I think you mentioned last time, mate, It could be as much as a 20-month gap between shoots.
Yep, yep.
So it was just you had to re-qualify between January and December each year at some stage.
And that's sufficient for GDs who are potentially going to be in a situation to use their
gun each day.
Yep.
Not that range shooting is necessarily the most appropriate training for reality for us, but it's part of it, I guess.
Go into that.
What do you mean by that?
Well, when you draw a firearm on a job, it's not on a fiery line.
It's not waiting for a range controller to give you a command.
It's not a paper target that's seven metres away or five metres away or whatever.
It's very
We used to do a lot of sim training and paint training, stimulus training, putting people under pressure.
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