Yeh, Yeager said it was ok. The Experts have spoken.Alec Baldwin approves
My first force on force active shooter training we started out doing everything right the instructor searched us then we all searched eachother. We couldn't even have a pen or cigarette lighter. Halfway through the deputy chief (also the lead instructor) walked in with his duty belt and loaded duty pistol. Per our instructions I yelled endex three times and called him out on it. That really got him going and he went to the chief to get me wrote up for calling him out...it didn't work out for him because then not only was a rookie yelling at him but so was the 30year veteran chief. We had thousands of dollars in Sim guns I don't know why he wouldn't use one but whatever.With all the training equipment options available today, I would hope they aren't using live guns in such a manner.
However, shortly after I first hired on with the local sheriff's dept (over 23 years ago) as a court deputy, we had an active shooter training at a high school. We went through that training with our issued weapons. We constantly were showing and inspecting each other's guns to verify they were clear. Also no ammunition was to be in the building. But, there we were training to take the fight to an active shooter and clearing the building pointing live guns at each other. As if that wasn't bad enough, there were volunteers who were acting as teachers and students etc to give a more life like scenario.
Frankly, I couldn't believe that's how it was being conducted. In some scenarios we had a piece of rope strung through the barrel to signify it was empty.
I haven't worked in that capacity in 20years now, so hopefully they have better equipment and practices now.
Bare minimum put a zip tie through the barrel.Its OK, they are professionals.
Seriously, how much does a training barrel cost? $10?
$7 actually.
EDIT (take my word for it. The site I found had a naughty word in it)
Aren't they supposed to have these for training?God i hope im wrong and these are some realistic training guns and theyre not pointing real guns at eachother without training barrels/gunsView attachment 331795View attachment 331796
Rule #1 no head or leg shots people.They have vests on, what more do ya want?