Thursday, January 15, 2009

The long beam of the law

The NSW Police Force will spend about $2 million on a virtual reality shooting range as senior officers blame a lack of training for recruits being frightened of firearms. The police academy at Goulburn has ''only six lanes'' available for live fire, according to a tender request for the new training simulator.

(Snip) Senior police say the lack of access to shooting ranges has resulted in some younger officers receiving so little practice that they are scared of using their guns.

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