THIS is one of the most overlooked downsides of the rampant anti-gun philosophy of northeastern states - the reduced pool of people for police (or military) service who have any concept of gun proficiency. Now I know well the argument that it's easier to teach a complete noob than someone who starts with often poor/bad experience with guns, but it also takes a lot longer and costs a lot more money to train a complete noob than someone who as least has the basics down. Not to mention those who only view the gun as a tool likely won't have the needed desire to train hard with their gun after the required qualifying is completed.MOST NYPD officers fire their FIRST gun, ever in their entire lives, at the police academy, some as young as 21 to as old as 35 shooting for their very first time
Just look at the Brits - many of their LEOs don't even carry guns and have never handled one. Give it another generation or two in libtard utopia and there won't be any police cadets left who even want to carry those scary guns; the fear of guns will be so ingrained within their psyche from childhood.
