{"id":144494,"date":"2021-04-21T11:33:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=144494"},"modified":"2021-04-21T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:02:25","slug":"real-time-a-dirty-little-secret-about-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/real-time-a-dirty-little-secret-about-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Time: A &#8216;Dirty Little Secret&#8217; About Cops&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do police officers receive enough training, specifically as it relates to firearms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgetown Law Professor Rosa Brooks does not believe they do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s a dirty little secret about cops, they don\u2019t really get much training on how to use their weapons,\u201d said Brooks, who recently appeared on <em>HBO\u2019s Real Time with Bill Maher<\/em>. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I went through the police academy, we had two weeks of firearms training,\u201d she continued.&nbsp; \u201cFirst week was just in the classroom.&nbsp; Second week about three hours a day on the range and then you qualify and you\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gov-murphy-announces-major-new-gun-control-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"real-time-a-dirty-little-secret-about-cops\" title=\"Real Time: A 'Dirty Little Secret' About Cops...\">Gov. 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