Firearms training doesn’t just happen on the range. It doesn’t just happen in the classroom. And it doesn’t just happen at the beginning of an officer’s career, never to be expanded on thereafter.

Some reasons why taking a gun training course should be mandatory are that it builds a solid foundation and increases safety awareness, it helps people understand legal and ethical responsibilities, ...

Military firearms training is designed for broad operational readiness, not individual mastery, with most service members rarely engaging in combat roles. Civilian self-defense training varies widely ...