Absolutely agree to this. The break down however as I see it is when the grad shows up to the range wearing his gunny TShirt and his gun handling is atrocious or his equipment is junk.Mastering “gun play” is sometimes the handicap. Let me explain.
My issue is everyone seems to want to think “with their gun” it’s always going to be a 100% gun use incident. Your not going to ward off evil with the mere presence of a firearm and that punisher emblem clothing or truck decal.
For most the majority of time money and training is running the gun (maybe too fast as most don’t want to learn when not to shoot) you have to condition to shift gears if you will.
People who don’t or won’t consider any OC/Pepper spray or less lethal stuff are setting themselves up.
Even retired Agency guys under LEOSA I ask and 90% of them and nobody carry's any type of OC or Pepper Spray and despite how much of a John Wick Master Jedi one thinks of themselves you will see 999 out of a 1,000 incidents where some type of OC is “reasonable” force and a firearm is not!
You can’t shoot an aggressive pan handler or someone that’s just mentality off and folks throwing out that whole “I was in fear of my life” shows you have no idea of how to articulate what is “reasonable”
Get PROFESSIONAL training from vetted folks and try and take at least one class a year. As BBI suggested Mas Ayoob would be a great start and then you have an expert witness in the future
And any of the other Vetted national known instructors as well. Many of them travel throughout the country and would also be an expert witness with a documented record.
Good luck!
This of course is on him as the instruction was sound. The commitment, diligence, effort and rounds down range falls short in many.