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Kinda like us...
We're getting these swoopy new tactical shotguns. The department actually loosened the purse strings and is spending treasure on upgrading our existing guns and also buying new ones up to this spec. Huzzah!
But...
We still get no shotgun in-service training besides shooting a very short and frightfully easy course once per year.
So...now that we have these tactical wunderweapons, will we, as a group, be proficient with them?
Nope.
So what the hell was the point, anyway?
Mike
PS Don't get me wrong...its a damn nice upgrade, if for no other reason than the surefire fore-end. But a little training to go with it might be a good idea.
PPS And don't get me going on the ordie who opined that we should not be using slugs, since 'a shotgun isn't a rifle.' Someday the Lord will provide one who will deliver us from bull[color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color][color=#FF0000]█[/color], but until then I'm learning to float. 
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