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4/21/2013 5:26:10 PM EDT
I was shooting at PRG this afternoon about 4-4:30pm when I hear a bunch of full auto shooting over at the PD range.  Is this common?  Seemed odd to me.
4/21/2013 6:45:07 PM EDT
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Why's it seem odd?
4/21/2013 6:47:32 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Why's it seem odd?


because police should only have a 38 special with the bullet in their pocket..
4/21/2013 6:51:32 PM EDT
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It could also be personally owned weapons.  Back in the late 90s the head firearms instructor used to do demonstrations for recruits using a Browning M2 and Thompson SMG.
4/21/2013 8:24:57 PM EDT
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Why's it seem odd?


Probably because PR&G does not allow full auto?

4/21/2013 8:40:30 PM EDT
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Why's it seem odd?


Probably because PR&G does not allow full auto?



They only dis-allow it because that is what's in the lease.
4/22/2013 4:47:57 AM EDT
[#6]
Its the militarization of the police.  






But really, there are units in any police department that have auto weapons, and it shouldn't surprise you.

4/22/2013 5:36:26 AM EDT
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Don't know bout the 50, but the thompsons are still there.
4/22/2013 11:27:10 AM EDT
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Sorry, wasn't clear.  These were HIS personally owned guns he would shoot for the recruits.  Part of it was the criminal law (title 13) classes were very light on the subject of NFA weapons.  Since he personally owned full auto weapons, he wanted recruits to be clear on the law. He would shoot them, and discuss legal/illegal ownership.
4/22/2013 6:38:41 PM EDT
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Why's it seem odd?


I guess I just couldn't figure any "official" PD reasons for it so I was curious what they might be.  I didn't even think about guys out for some fun with their personally owned NFA items.
4/24/2013 6:50:15 AM EDT
[#10]
Two Words:

North Hollywood

Cause shit happens.
4/24/2013 8:13:40 AM EDT
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Quoted:
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Why's it seem odd?


I guess I just couldn't figure any "official" PD reasons for it so I was curious what they might be.  I didn't even think about guys out for some fun with their personally owned NFA items.


Almost every moderate - major LEA in America that I know of has FA weapons of some type. Gotta qual / train with them sometime.
4/24/2013 9:10:48 AM EDT
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Quoted:
Quoted:
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Why's it seem odd?


I guess I just couldn't figure any "official" PD reasons for it so I was curious what they might be.  I didn't even think about guys out for some fun with their personally owned NFA items.


Almost every moderate - major LEA in America that I know of has FA weapons of some type. Gotta qual / train with them sometime.


Yeah.  I didn't clarify this but they weren't shooting FA bursts (select fire).  This was full 30+ round mag dumps which I can't see many/any LE circumstances where that makes sense.  I'm always willing to be wrong and learn though.   As Charles Heller, AZCDL founding officer and now also head of JPFO, says "I don't want to be right, I want to be correct. "