{"id":168055,"date":"2022-08-31T10:47:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=168055"},"modified":"2022-08-31T10:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:29:10","slug":"nearly-1-in-8-pittsburgh-police-officers-failed-firearms-recertification-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nearly-1-in-8-pittsburgh-police-officers-failed-firearms-recertification-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" title=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11-1024x610.jpg\" alt=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test\" class=\"wp-image-168056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11-400x238.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Acting Pittsburgh Chief of Police Tom Stangrecki. (<em>Photo: Target 11 News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh police officers failed to pass the state\u2019s updated firearms recertification test, a recent report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/target-11-sources-many-100-pittsburgh-officers-failed-new-firearms-test\/ROJW7EOBD5GF7DPQGNPUGLWXM4\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nearly-1-in-8-pittsburgh-police-officers-failed-firearms-recertification-test\" title=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test\"><em>Target 11 News<\/em><\/a> reveals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 100 of the 830 officers on the force did not get the 94 needed to pass the timed exam that requires participants to shoot from a span of distances, ranging from 3 feet to 75 feet, and from various positions, including standing and kneeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each officer gets 25 rounds to hit 25 targets.  Each target is worth five points, which means a perfect score is 125.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gun-control-activists-pushing-credit-card-companies-to-flag-firearm-ammo-purchases\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"nearly-1-in-8-pittsburgh-police-officers-failed-firearms-recertification-test\" title=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test\">Gun-Control Activists Pushing Credit Card Companies to Flag Firearm, Ammo Purchases<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One officer scored below 40, sources told<em> Target 11 News.<\/em> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is shameful that so many officers can\u2019t pass the firearms test. That\u2019s unsettling,\u201d said Beth Pittinger of the Pittsburgh Citizens Police Review Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city does not fire officers who fail the test.\u00a0 They are allowed to keep taking the test until they pass it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not clear how many failed on the second or the third or even the fourth go-around.\u00a0 But the department removes the officers who fail from field duty until they successfully re-certify.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur academy is looking at providing more extensive training, including firearms,\u201d said Acting Chief of Police Tom Stangrecki in a recent briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it stands, many police departments around the country, including Pittsburgh, only require their officers to recertify once a year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Any LEOs out there?  How often do you need to recertify?<\/em><\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Also, do the officers you work with train frequently?  Thanks in advance for your feeback!  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh police officers failed to pass the state\u2019s updated firearms recertification test, a recent report by Target 11 News reveals.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":168056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,240],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-168055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-current-events","8":"category-this-week","9":"tag-buzz","10":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh police officers failed to pass the state\u2019s updated firearms recertification test, per a report by Target 11 News.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nearly-1-in-8-pittsburgh-police-officers-failed-firearms-recertification-test\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh Police Officers Failed Firearms Recertification Test\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nearly 1 in 8 Pittsburgh police officers failed to pass the state\u2019s updated firearms recertification test, a recent report by Target 11 News reveals.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nearly-1-in-8-pittsburgh-police-officers-failed-firearms-recertification-test\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-31T14:47:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-08T09:29:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Target11.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. 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